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The Moon Landings in Literature
Celebrating 50 years since we first walked on the moon.
Frances Hardinge, Kwame Alexander, Elizabeth Acevedo and New College Worcester
Frances Hardinge revisits The English Civil War through her tale of dark inheritance: ‘A Skinful of Shadows’. (Starts at 1.00)
Summer Reading Challenge 2019 with RNIB
It's time for this year's Summer Reading Challenge, where children aged 4 to 11 are encouraged to visit their local libraries and read over the summer. The aim is to get each child to read 6 books.
Dame Stella Rimington, Frederick Forsyth and Frank Gardner
Dame Stella Rimington reveals that she still keeps a sharp eye out for espionage despite retiring as chief of MI5. (Starts at 1.10)
Joe Heap, Niq Mhlongo, Celestial Bodies and more
On today's show, as ‘The Rules of Seeing’ is crowned Debut Romantic Novel of 2019, its author, Joe Heap, tells us what inspired him to write about sight loss. (Starts at 1.30)
Read On presenter Red Szell conquers Am Buachaille
What Red Szell did on his holidays!
Ursula Buchan on John Buchan, Joanne Ramos on The Farm, plus Pen & Inc
This week, Ursula Buchan takes us Beyond The Thirty-Nine Steps to reveal the remarkable life of her grandfather John Buchan. (Starts at 1.02)
Elizabeth Acevedo wins the CILIP Carnegie Medal
In an exclusive interview at the CILIP Carnegie award ceremony, Hannah Tausz talks to this year's winner of both the medal and the Shadowing prize, Elizabeth Acevedo.
CILIP Carnegie Special with Jason Reynolds, Sally Nicholls and Candy Gourlay, plus remembering narrator Stephen Thorne
In our second CILIP Carnegie Special,
CILIP Carnegie Special with Elizabeth Acevedo, Sophie Anderson, Kate Saunders and more.
Exploring the shortlist for this year's CILIP Carnegie Medal.