Novelist Enid Blyton

Naji al-Ali was one of the best known cartoonists in the Arab world. His creation, a little boy called Handala, always stands with his back to the viewer, hands behind his back, watching whatever Naji al-Ali has drawn. He's been picked by the Pulitzer prize winning data journalis ...  Show more

"Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety." She's the most famous character in antiquity, made more famous by Shakespeare and Hollywood films. But this Cleopatra is not the one Kate Williams has come to nominate. She wants to move from the cliches and reclaim ...  Show more

Writer Rosemary Jenkinson talks to Borderlines hosts Freya McClements and Mary Minihan about her very British upbringing in Northern Ireland, the awkward facts of history and how a trip to Palestine changed her perspective. The author recalls how the Troubles touched her childhoo ...  Show more

It’s tough, as adults to keep that sense of wonder, and sometimes fear, that we used to carry as children. Today, Leslie retells some of her experiences that she wrote down and reads for us.

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What do we remember about childhood? And how do we write about it, without feeling trapped in the past? Ian McMillan talks to poet Don Paterson about music as a mnemonic tool, his youthful attraction to the art of origami, and the perils of confectionary. He talks to writer Sally ...  Show more

A young British woman opens up her experiences with racism in England and provides her perspective on the legacy of colonialism. Also: saving Prince William's life, squirrel fights & the time her mom attacked her girlfriend with ice cream.