The Cat's Whiskers
This week, Toby Lichtig on the six Booker hopefuls; and Kathryn Hughes joins us in an exploration of feline mysteries.'Cats: A History', by Rod PhillipsProduced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See...
24 Sep 53min
Manderley Revisited
This week, Rohan Maitzen on Rose Tremain's reimagining of Rebecca, and a new way of seeing the terrifying Mrs Danvers; and Jamie McKendrick reads his poem, 'The Importance of Time'.'The Housekeeper', ...
17 Sep 35min
Who's in Charge
This week, Anchit Sathi asks what an "author" is in the age of AI; and Keggie Carew on the world of symbiotic slime and friendly fungi.'Togetherness: Symbiosis and the hidden story of life's greatest ...
10 Sep 47min
Noses to the grindstone!
This week, Mary Beard gives us the inside track on what it's like to be a Booker Prize judge; and Russell Williams guides us through the highlights of a new season in French publishing.Produced by Cha...
3 Sep 51min
Lines of beauty
This week, we look back at the poets who've shared their work with us this year.Produced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
27 Aug 28min
Chill out!
This week, we look back at some of the year's highlights, and illuminating conversations about rest, relaxation and reading with Emily Herring and Christy Edwall. Produced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on...
20 Aug 45min
Summer Games
This week, we look back at some of the year's highlights, and illuminating conversations with Joanna Kavenna and Nick Enfield.Produced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...
13 Aug 1h 2min
A wine-dark Western?
This week, A. E. Stallings takes stock of Christopher Nolan's Odyssey, a “thrilling combination of seemingly opposite tendencies”; and Sam Riviere reads us a new poem'The Odyssey', directed by Christ...
6 Aug 32min
