A Marsh Island by Sarah Orne Jewett

A timely revisit of our 2022 Christmas special which celebrates Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild, a classic of children’s literature and the childhood favourite of our producer, Nicky Birch. We are joined by the writer Una McCormack and Tanya Kirk, the Lead Curator of Printed Her ...  عرض المزيد

Writer and critic Matthew De Abaitua joins Andy, Una and Nicky to discuss Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future (1930), the astounding first novel by Olaf Stapledon. The book is one of the founding texts of science fiction, a fact that has both assured its reputa ...  عرض المزيد

Canadian International David Edgar is with us this week, talking through his time coming through ranks at Newcastle, signing for Owen Coyle at Burnley and the career threatening golf cart crash that nearly ended it all. 🤝Get £5 in free bets using code UTC5 when you sign up to B ...  عرض المزيد

We made it to Season 4! On today’s episode of That Was Us, we’re talking all about Season 4, Episode 1: Strangers. This episode weaves together the stories of three new characters: Cassidy, a soldier returning home from Afghanistan; Malik, a teenage father finding his way; and Ja ...  عرض المزيد

🐉 THE EMPYREAN SERIES IS UPON US! ⚔️Welcome to Season 2 of Between Pages & Friends, a book club podcast hosted by two couples reading through your favorite fantasy series together.In today's episode, we're discussing chapters 1-8 of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (book one in the ...  عرض المزيد

Ian McEwan is the critically acclaimed author of nineteen novels and two short story collections. His novels include Atonement, Enduring Love, The Children Act and On Chesil Beach, and he is the recipient of many awards including the Booker Prize, the Somerset Maugham Award and t ...  عرض المزيد