The 2010 shortlist

Judges Clive Anderson, Maggie Gee, Michael Neve and Alice Roberts discuss the six shortlisted books.

Running time: 4 min 36 s

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The 2009 winner announcement

Watch Andrea Gillies receive the 2009 Wellcome Trust Book Prize and find out what each of the judges thought of the winning book.

Running time: 5 min 36 s

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The 2009 shortlist

Find out more about each of the books on the shorlist from members of the 2009 judging panel.

Running time: 5 min 13 s

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The 2009 judges discuss medicine in literature

In this video, Quentin Cooper, Brian Hurwitz and Raymond Tallis discuss what excites them about medicine in literature and the importance of the Wellcome Trust Book Prize in recognising the theme.

The video was filmed in Wellcome Collection, the Wellcome Trust’s gallery and events space.

Running time: 4 min 28 s

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Please note that after the filming of this video, Brian Hurwitz was replaced as a judge by Richard Barnett.

Jo Brand announces the Prize

Jo Brand announces the Wellcome Trust Book Prize via video link at The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 2008.

Running time: 53 s

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The launch

This video was filmed at the launch event for the Wellcome Trust Book Prize at The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 2008.

Running time: 2 min 33 s

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