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Jane and Stephen Hawking - The Theory of Everything
Robert Kirkwood talks to Jane Hawking about her memoir that was adapted into the movie, The Theory of Everything and discovers some Stephen Hawking books in the library.
Narrator Interview - Madeleine Brolly
Kim Normanton chats to Madeleine Brolly, Talking Books narrator and voice of the Neapolitan series.
Author Interview - Emma Flint
Red Szell chats to Emma Flint about her love of crime and her novel, 'Little Deaths'
Little Deaths, Clover Moon and The Theory of Everything
In today's show Red Szell talks to Emma Flint about her book 'Little Deaths' retelling a shocking New York murder, Madeline Brolly talks about accents for Talking Books, Robert Kirkwood discovers some Stephen Hawking works in the Talking Books library and Jacqueline Wilson talks about her latest book.
Ben MacIntyre, Ruta Sepetys and Lin Anderson on Bloody Scotland,
Lin Anderson tells Red Sell about Bloody Scotland, Ben MacIntyre talks about spies and espionage and Ruta Sepetys talks about winning this year's Cilip Carnegie medal.
Travel Special with Bill Bryson, Jasper Winn, and John Keay.
Red Szell talks to Jasper Win about his book Paddle where he circumnavigates Ireland in a kayak. Robert Kirkwood chats to historian John Keay about blind traveller John Holman and to Bill Bryson about America in 1927. Ken Reid gives us the books of his life and the books he raised money for by cycling around the UK and Red reviews a spoof travel guide.
The Death of Diana - A Talking Books Special read by Jim Broadbent
Read by Jim Broadbent exclusively for RNIB Talking Books, the Death of Diana by David Lodge is the author's reflections of Diana as a public figure and an attempt to understand the outpouring of grief felt 20 years ago.
Graeme Macrae Burnet - Live at the Edinburgh International Book Festival (2017)
Author of the year 2017, Graeme Macrae Burnet, joined Robert Kirkwood on stage for a live recording of Read On Air and told us the story behind 'His Bloody Project', The Disappearance of Adele Badeau' and the upcoming 'Accident on the A35'.
Live at the Edinburgh International Book Festival with Red Szell
As we look forward to this year's event in Edinburgh, let's go back to 2016 with Robert Kirkwood interviewing the host of Read On, Red Szell about his book, 'The Blind Man of Hoy'.
Oscar Winning Books
A short history of the Oscars and a listen to some books that have been adapted into winners of the Best Picture Academy Award.