It Was A Book First
Conversations · Ongoing · ~69 min · Explicit
Taste attributes: talk-showjournalisticslowfresh & originalwholesomerealisticintricatelinearglossysocial commentary
Boxlist takeExpect a slow-burning, realistic conversation podcast, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Based on your film and TV taste: podcasts are matched on the same ten characteristics, with your own match bands.
About this podcast
It Was A Book First is a weekly podcast about new book-to-screen adaptations. Hosted by culture reporters and former colleagues Sophie Vershbow and Rudi Greenberg, IWABF dissects the TV and film adaptations everyone is talking about, what you'll be reading and watching next, and the business behind…
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- Publisher
- It Was A Book First
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 69 minutes
- Latest episode
- 6 November 2026
- Categories
- Arts, Books, TV & Film, Society & Culture
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Podcasts are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with your own match bands, from your film and TV taste. The scores are estimates, from fixed rules plus a one-off AI reading of each show's own description and episode titles. Quality badges never change your match.
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