Joyce Tyldesley - The Life, Death, and Afterlife of Tutankhamun
The pharaohs ruled Egypt for two and a half thousand years but none continue to excite the world's imagination like Tutankhamun. Joyce Tyldesley is a leading Egyptologist whose career was directly ins...
9 Nov 202237min
Yuval Noah Harari Meets Katherine Rundell - Unstoppable Us
Have you ever wondered how we got here? From hunting mammoths, to flying to the moon? Historian Yuval Noah Harari introduced millions of readers to the story of the human species with his global bests...
1 Nov 20221h 10min
George Saunders - Liberation Day
George Saunders' first new collection of stories in ten years is a powerful reminder of why he is widely considered to be the greatest short story writer in the English language. In Liberation Day, we...
28 Okt 202236min
Geena Davis - Dying of Politeness
At the age of three Geena Davis announced to her parents she was going to be an actor. With a slew of iconic film and television roles now under her belt, as well as numerous awards including two Osca...
25 Okt 202259min
Kate Summerscale - The History of Phobias and Manias
'Fascinating ... Phobias and manias create a magical space between us and the world' Malcolm Gaskill, author of the No 1 bestseller, The Ruin of All Witches 'A new book from Summerscale is always a tr...
23 Okt 202230min
Kate Mosse - Warrior Queens and Quiet Revolutionaries
Kate Mosse has dedicated her life to promoting women’s stories – through her award-winning fiction, plays and essays, the creation and leadership of the Women’s Prize for Fiction, and most recently, h...
20 Okt 20221h 2min
Amy Jeffs - Tales of the Medieval Wilderness
Amy Jeffs brings legends of the medieval world to life through art, music, and the written word. Her debut book Storyland retold Britain's myths of origin for modern audiences, captivating us with sto...
14 Okt 202228min
Irvine Welsh - Confessions of a Novelist
Junkie, DJ, punk, pill popper, petty criminal, binge drinker, screenwriter, TV repairman: Irvine Welsh has lived more lives than the average man of letters and survived to tell the tale. In his halluc...
11 Okt 202259min
