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Joe Dunthorne: The Other Side of the Story

Monday 11 August 12:15 - 13:15

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Cult writer Joe Dunthorne has an eye and ear for life's absurdity; in Children of Radium, he's finely tuned to his own. Dunthorne talks to Andrew O'Hagan about a family memoir like no other…
 

The Front List: Ruth Jones

Tuesday 12 August 13:30 - 14:30

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Co-creator of beloved sitcom Gavin and Stacey, Ruth Jones knows the power of a great story. Join us as Ruth discusses both her writing craft and uplifting new novel, By Your Side…
 

Sophie Elmhirst: For Better or Worse

Wednesday 13 August 14:15 - 15:15

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What is a marriage, if not being stuck on a raft with another, trying to survive? That's the question, both literally and figuratively, at the heart of Sophie Elmhirst's remarkable Maurice and Maralyn…
 

Barbara Demick: Separation and Reunion in China

Wednesday 13 August 15:00 - 16:00

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Barbara Demick’s international reporting has won the Robert F Kennedy Journalism Award and the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, plus nominations for a National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize…
 

Harriet Baker & Philip Hoare: Creative Roots

Thursday 14 August 14:00 - 15:00

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Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year, Harriet Baker, and Baillie Gifford Prize-winning Philip Hoare are paired for an extraordinary discussion delving intimately into creative influences…
 

The Front List: Ally McCoist

Monday 18 August 13:30 - 14:30

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Known to many simply as ‘Super Ally’, Ally McCoist is one of Scotland's best-known sportspeople. Today he’ll take audiences on an unforgettable journey through his sporting career, reflect on the highs (and lows) of following Scotland, and share some of…
 

Frances Wilson & Francesca Wade: Rediscovering Muriel Spark and Gertrude Stein

Tuesday 19 August 16:00 - 17:00

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In Electric Spark, Frances Wilson digs into Muriel Spark's young life, uncovering untold experiences and strange encounters that ultimately shaped Spark as a person and writer. Meanwhile, in Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife, Francesca Wade shares unseen…
 

Paul French: Wallis Simpson’s Lost Years in China

Wednesday 20 August 15:30 - 16:30

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For her unimpeachable fashion sense, her role in the abdication of her husband, and her shameful connection with Adolf Hitler - fascination with Wallis Simpson continues unabated nearly 40 years after her death. Now, award-winning historian Paul French…
 

Alexis Wright: All Time Is Important

Thursday 21 August 10:15 - 11:15

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Hear this giant of Australian letters, joining us remotely from Queensland, discussing her astounding work and being a 'massive antidote' to short attention spans…
 

Christopher de Bellaigue: Power and Politics in the Ottoman Empire

Saturday 23 August 10:15 - 11:15

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Christopher de Bellaigue joins us today discussing the life of the feared 16th century Sultan, Suleyman the Magnificent, and his relevance to today’s Middle East…