Carl Hiaasen: Assume the Worst
In this week’s Spectator Books I’m talking to the journalist and comic novelist Carl Hiaasen about his latest book, a splenetic broadside against feelgood commencement speeches called Assume The Worst...
31 Maj 201826min
Sarah Churchwell: Behold, America
Is the "American Dream", as Donald Trump claims, dead? Is “America First” a policy of national pride or a dogwhistle to white supremacists? In this week’s Spectator Books, we take the long view. My gu...
24 Maj 201829min
Antony Beevor: Arnhem
In this week’s Spectator Books, Sam Leith talks to the military historian Antony Beevor about his latest book, Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges, 1944.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access th...
17 Maj 201824min
Richard Overy: The Birth of the RAF
Sam Leith talks to historian Richard Overy about his new book The Birth of the RAF, 1918. 100 years ago this spring, the Royal Air Force took to the skies for the first time. Yet it was far from inevi...
10 Maj 201820min
Carlo Rovelli: The Order of Time
Sam Leith talks to physicist Carlo Rovelli about the nature of time. Do we have free will? Can you understand physics without maths? Just what is Roger Penrose on about? We tackle all these questions ...
3 Maj 201825min
Stig Abell: How Britain Really Works
With Stig Abell, Editor of the Times Literary Supplement and LBC talk radio host. Stig talks about Britain's magnificently chaotic hodgepodge of institutions, his own unusual career, how the press is ...
26 Apr 201828min
Boyd Tonkin and Frank Wynne: the pleasures and perils of translation
With Boyd Tonkin, former chair of the International Booker and author of the forthcoming The 100 Best Novels in Translation, and Frank Wynne, nominated in the International Booker shortlist for his tr...
19 Apr 201828min
L.S. Hilton: Ultima
With Lisa Hilton, a.k.a. L.S. Hilton, author of Ultima, who talks about her 'filthy books' on international art dealing and murderous heroines.Presented by Sam Leith.Become a Spectator subscriber toda...
12 Apr 201817min
