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Man Booker 2017 - Paul Auster '4-3-2-1'
The Booker shortlisted author talks to Robert Kirkwood about his novel '4 3 2 1' and about reading the 36 hour audio version himself. - Extended interview including parts that didn't make the broadcast.
Sci-Fi with Jeff Wayne, Blade Runner, Philip Reeve and the first Dalek.
Jeff Wayne talks about how 'War of the Worlds' inspired a whole rock opera, Red revisits 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep', Philip Reeve gives us the books of his life, and we speak to Parker, Brains, Peppa Pig's grandfather, the first Dalek and more all rolled up in narrator David Graham.
Jeff Wayne on 'War of the Worlds'
The composer tells Robert Kirkwood how H.G. Wells inspired a whole rock opera.
Review - 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep'
Red Szell reads the inspiration for the first Blade Runner film.
Literature Locked Up
In today's show Robert Kirkwood talks to Erwin James learning Braille whilst serving a life sentence, we hear how Give A Book are helping people in custody, Emma Donoghue talks about 'Room' and Red Szell visits Shawshank.
Wigtown Book Festival 2017 - Ann De Courcy
The Husband Hunters: Social Climbing in London and New York.
Live at the Wigtown Book Festival (2017)
In a packed show, Red Szell and Robert Kirkwood talk to Anne de Courcy about her book 'The Husband Hunters', Christopher Brookmyre on 'Want You Gone', Anthony McGowan on 'The Art of Failing', Adam Macqueen on 'The Lies of the Land'.
Rowing the Pacific, Tony Hawks in the West Country and narrating for RNIB.
Adventurer Mick Dawson tells us about 'Rowing the Pacific: 7,000 Miles from Japan to San Francisco', Tony Hawks moves to the West Country, the book group talk about Bill Bryson and narrator David Monteath talks about some favourite books.
Narrator Interview - David Monteath
Red Szell talks to David about some of the books he has narrated for RNIB and hears his Tartan Noir villain voice!
Live at Wigtown Book Festival (2016)
As we gear up for this year's Wigtown Book Festival here's what Robert Kirkwood got up to last year with Susan Calman, Helen Sedgwick, Hardeep Singh Kohli and much more!