It was a little dispiriting to find that Martin Scorsese’s magisterial The Irishman was more discussed for its running time and the furore generated around the amount of dialogue portioned to Anna Paquin.

As holiday season kicks into gear, a number of broadcasters and authors tell Jonathan deBurca Butler which books they’ll be packing in their suitcase.

Today is World Poetry Day, so Jonathan deBurca Butler asked a number of people to select their favourite work