This week’s studio guest is journalist and author, Sarah Vaughan whose debut novel, The Art of Baking Blind, is a delicious story about cakes, competition and relationships. We also have interviews with Publishing Director Sarah Lavelle on what makes a good cookbook. And author, Ellee Seymour talks about Shop Girls, which explores the lives of five … [Read more...]

This week’s guest is poet and author, Joanne Limburg. Joanne’s memoir, The Woman Who Thought Too Much, chronicles her life living with OCD and her third poetry collection, The Oxygen Man, explores the issues raised by her brother’s suicide. We also talk to poet Clare Crossman about how she’s inspired by landscape and renowned novelist, Esther … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers and Alex Ruczaj’s studio guest is fantasy and YA paranormal comedy writer, Helen Keeble. She talks about what’s going on beneath the surface of teen novels such as Twilight and why they provide such good material for satire. There’s also have interviews with former nun, Eleanor Stewart, whose book, Kicking the Habit, throws light on … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers and Alex Ruczaj present a fortnightly show featuring Cambridge based writers. The studio guest is TV script writer (Doctor Who and Sherlock), Steve Thompson. We ask him where his ideas come from and just how did Sherlock survive that fall/jump. We also have interviews with Roald Dahl storyteller and performer, William Dawson-Peck and … [Read more...]

New Series: Leigh Chambers and Alex Ruczaj present a fortnightly show featuring Cambridge based writers. The first studio guest of the new series is Julian Sedgwick. Julian is author of The Mysterium, a contemporary thriller trilogy aimed at young adults. He’ll talk about his inspiration, why he keeps up with circus tricks and what it’s like having … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers and Alex Ruczaj present a fortnightly show featuring Cambridge based writers. This week we're looking at keeping the memories of others alive. Our studio guest is journalist and biographer, Midge Gillies. She is author of the widely acclaimed biographies of record-breaking pilot, Amy Johnson, and Edwardian music-hall star, Marie … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers and Alex Ruczaj present the fortnightly look at Cambridge writing. The studio guest is David Walsh, The Sunday Times investigative journalist who uncovered the Lance Armstrong doping scandal. His book Seven Deadly Sins; My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong details the numerous ways the seven times Tour winner cheated and lied his way to … [Read more...]