The Big Read

The Big Read was a survey on books carried out by the BBC in the United Kingdom in 2003, where over three-quarters of a million votes were received from the British public to find the nation's best-loved novel.^[1]^[2] The year-long survey was the biggest single test of public reading taste to date,^[3] and culminated with several programmes hosted by celebrities, advocating their favourite books.^[4]

^ The BBC's Big Read BBC - The Big Read April 2003, Retrieved 9 December 2008
^ Penguin Dominates The Big Read Top 100 Penguin Press Office
^ John Ezard (15 December 2003) Tolkien runs rings round Big Read rivals. The Guardian
^ Boyd Tonkin (24 October 2003) A Week in Books: The Big Read aims to reflect mass taste^{[dead link]}. The Independent

[1] The BBC's Big Read BBC - The Big Read April 2003, Retrieved 9 December 2008

[2] Penguin Dominates The Big Read Top 100 Penguin Press Office

[3] John Ezard (15 December 2003) Tolkien runs rings round Big Read rivals. The Guardian

[4] Boyd Tonkin (24 October 2003) A Week in Books: The Big Read aims to reflect mass taste^{[dead link]}. The Independent

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