Feminist fairytales with Jessie Burton and Kiran Millwood Hargrave – books podcast
We travel to a faraway land, where brave writers fight deadly stereotypes and discover inspiring...
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Feminist fairytales with Jessie Burton and Kiran Millwood Hargrave – books podcast
We travel to a faraway land, where brave writers fight deadly stereotypes and discover inspiring...
35:40
Stephen Fry on Saki's Sredni Vashtar - short story podcast
A small boy’s rebellion takes a sinister turn in Saki’s classic tale – a story loved by Stephen...
16:06
Political writing from Terrance Hayes to the Anglo-Saxons – books podcast
As the midterm elections loom, we welcome a poet whose verse is carved from this divided moment...
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1947: When Now Begins and the best books of 2017 – books podcast
On this week’s show, we look at the political and social upheaval of 1947 with journalist...
48:48
David Mitchell on The Monkey's Paw by WW Jacobs – short story podcast
Cloud Atlas author David Mitchell introduces one of the great, early 20th century horror stories:...
30:58
Robin Robertson and Andrew McMillan on sex, war and truth in poetry – books podcast
On this week’s show, Robertson talks about his narrative poem The Long Take and McMillan explores...
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Jonathan Safran Foer on Aleksandar Hemon's The Bees, Part 1 – short story podcast
Jonathan Safran Foer explains why he loves this tale about the Bosnian author’s father, which is...
46:17
Marcus du Sautoy and James Bridle – books podcast
We talk about the troubling future of tech with artist and writer James Bridle, and the idea of...
40:24
Sebastian Barry on James Joyce's Eveline – books podcast
Forty years after he first discovered it, Sebastian Barry explains why he loves James Joyce’s...
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Man Booker prize 2017 and poet Kayo Chingonyi – books podcast
Man Booker prize 2017 and poet Kayo Chingonyi – books podcast
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Black history: Mumbo Jumbo and Paul Robeson – books podcast
Black history: Mumbo Jumbo and Paul Robeson – books podcast
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Summer reading with John Gordon Sinclair and Horatio Clare – podcast
Summer reading with John Gordon Sinclair and Horatio Clare – podcast
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Living with Oliver Sacks and love in later life: Bill Hayes and Sylvia Brownrigg – podcast
Living with Oliver Sacks and love in later life: Bill Hayes and Sylvia Brownrigg – podcast
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Jenny Zhang and Carolina Sanín – books podcast
On this week’s podcast, we talk to the Chinese-American author Jenny Zhang and the Colombian...
33:50
Sara Pascoe and Lucy Worsley on Jane Austen – books podcast
Sara Pascoe and Lucy Worsley on Jane Austen – books podcast
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What makes a good short story? With Chris Power – books podcast
Chris Power, the Guardian’s resident short-story expert and now debut author himself, joins us to...
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Man Booker International and the Women's prize for fiction: where to start reading? – books podcast
Taking a look at the two big prizes announcing their longlists this week, we discuss which books...
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Lisa Halliday on her novel Asymmetry – books podcast
On this week’s show, the American novelist talks about her much-discussed debut
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Why we need to rethink climate change, with Timothy Morton – books podcast
This week, we talk to philosopher Timothy Morton about his book Being Ecological and why we need...
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Steven Pinker defends the Enlightenment – books podcast
Is the world going to rack and ruin? The psychologist Steven Pinker makes the case for progress...
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