PATERSON JOSEPH

Between the Covers, Tuesday, 7pm, BBC2 FACT FILE

Survivor Back in 2008, Paterson played Greg Preston (right) in BBC1’S Survivors. Political leader

He’s played Kamal

Hadley, Home Secretary and father of lead character Sephy, in BBC1 drama Noughts + Crosses from 2020.

Submariner In 2021, he starred in BBC1 drama Vigil as Royal Navy commander Neil Newsome. Paterson joins Sara Cox to talk about his literary loves, favourite reads and book characters when he appears in this week’s Between the Covers. The actor will appear alongside stand-up comic Al Murray, news presenter Sophie Raworth and comedian Jenny Eclair. Paterson will bring along a book he’s keen to share with the panel and will also join the others to talk about the newly published novel Sometimes People Die by Simon Stephenson. The group will also discuss The Long Song by Andrea Levy.