Leigh Chambers' featured guest is Sophie Harrison talking about her book, The Cure for Good Intentions, the real-life recollections of changing careers to train as a GP. Jessie Keane discusses how her Romany background influenced the writing of her latest crime thriller, Never Go Back. And PN Johnson chats about his second crime novel, Run To The … [Read more...]

Georgina Scull talks to Leigh Chambers about her non-fiction book, Regrets of the Dying, which examines what those near the end of their lives wish they’d done differently. Mariah Whelan chats about being a poet-in-residence at Homerton College. And Keith Miles and Jeff Towns explore the similarities between Bob Dylan and Dylan Thomas in their book … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers’ featured guest is Alison Stockham talking about her debut novel, The Cuckoo Sister, a psychological thriller about sibling rivalry. Midge Gillies discusses her biography of Piccadilly Circus. And Sylvana Tomaselli chats about her new study of the feminist campaigner, Mary Wollstonecraft. … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers’ featured guest is Adele Geras, writing as Hope Adams, talking about her book Dangerous Women based on the true story of female convicts transported to Australia in the nineteenth century. Ann Rachlin talks about her friendship with Zdenka Fantlova and the role she played in Zdenka’s memoir; The Tin Ring; Love and Survival During the … [Read more...]

In a special Christmas episode on classical literature and history, Leigh Chambers’ featured guest, Harry Sidebottom, chats about his book The Mad Emperor; Heliogabulus and the Decadence of Rome. Jan Parker explains what The Iliad and The Odyssey can teach us about life today. And Caroline Vout chats about how the ancient Greeks and Romans viewed … [Read more...]

Genre-defying novels are the theme of this week’s show. Leigh Chambers’ featured guest, Iain Hood, talks about his latest novel Every Trick In The Book, based on the real-life case of undercover male police officers caught in relationships with the women they were supposed to be keeping under surveillance. Guy Ware discusses The Peckham Experiment … [Read more...]