Leigh Chambers featured guest is naturalist, Mark Cocker, talking about A Claxton Diary, winner of the East Anglian Book of the Year Award. Novelist Jill Dawson reflects on being a judge for the this year’s Costa Book Awards. And poet Hannah Walker discusses her plans for working with scientists while she’s Artist-In-Residence at the Cambridge … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers' guest is Seb Falk, talking about The Light Ages, which explores medieval ways of thinking and highlights the discoveries made by scientists, astronomers, and mathematicians during the middle ages. Leigh also meets Daphne Astor and poet, Anna Selby, who explain the principles behind Hazel Press, a new publishing house based in … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers welcomes Cathy Moore, Director of the Cambridge Literary Festival, as the featured guest on this special edition. She’ll be talking about founding the Festival, running it through the pandemic and naming some of her all-time favourite books, as well as choosing some great music. … [Read more...]

There’s a historical theme to this week's show. Featured guest is Lucy Bland, talking to Leigh Chambers about her book Brown Babies, a study of the 2,000 or so illegitimate babies born to black GIs and white women during the Second World War. Peter Mandler discusses the increasing popularity of further education in the UK, while Gyles Brandreth … [Read more...]

Choosing the music and talking about her writing is featured guest, romantic novelist, Hannah Pearl. Rohan McWilliam discusses his book London’s West End; Creating the Pleasure District. And TJ Corless chats about his debut novel, Quarter Life which is set in Cambridge. Leigh Chambers presents. … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers' guest is Megan Hunter talking about her dazzling second novel, The Harpy. James Raven discusses The Oxford Illustrated History of the Book. And Helen Callaghan chats about her latest psychological thriller, Night Falls, Still Missing. … [Read more...]