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Oskar Jensen tells the tall tale of a court case inspired by a best-selling novel
Kerry McInerney on the promises of the ‘sustainable AI’ movement and how AI may develop
sca Rhydderch on her favourite fictional female. Recorded at the Hay Festival 2018.
Fiona Sampson on her favourite fictional female. Recorded at the Hay Festival 2018.
Stephen Baxter creates a portrait of Anglo-Saxon king Edward the Confessor.
Richard Gameson explores the literary, historical and artistic legacy of scribes..
Ian Sansom writes to Irish novelist and playwright, William Trevor
A letter of apology to Virginia Woolf from novelist, Ian Sansom.
Ian Sansom is in the gutter looking at the stars as he writes to Oscar Wilde
Ian Sansom writes to Frankenstein author, Mary Shelley, to ask her how on earth she coped
Ian Sansom writes to poet Marianne Moore and asks her about that tricorn hat
Novelist Ian Sansom pens a missive to George Eliot...
Novelist Ian Sansom fires off a letter to Geoffrey Chaucer...
Ian Sansom drops a quick line to Dante
Novelist Ian Sansom has a theory to put to Queen of crime, Agatha Christie.
The Wicked Prince. Thing. Toby Jones stars in five fairy-tale adaptations. 5/5
The Ice Maiden. Toby Jones stars as in five fairy-tale adaptations by Lucy Catherine. 4/5
Anne Lisbeth. Toby Jones stars in five fairy-tale adaptations by Lucy Catherine. 3/5
The Red Shoes. Toby Jones stars in five fairy-tale adaptations by Lucy Catherine. 2/5
The Most Incredible Thing. Toby Jones stars in five fairy-tale adaptations. 1/5
Historian Tony Morris explores the life of Cuthbert, the popular saint of the Northeast/
Derbyshire poet and climber Helen Mort visits Stanage Edge, famed for its millstone grit.
Writer Paul Evans traces a family line back through Shropshire's seams of coal.
Linda Cracknell reflects on the appeal of the quartz on Ben Lawers, her local Munro.
Novelist Sarah Moss discusses basalt and dolerite, the fire rocks that underpin castles.
Poet Alyson Hallett is drawn to chalk landscapes and the large horse at Westbury in Wilts
Daisy Black conjures up images of breaking bread and cannibalism in mystery plays
Sabina Dosani looks at the ritual of Mizuko Kuyo and modern ceremonies marking miscarriage
How the shape of words for mother helps babies eat their food. Rebecca Woods explains
Stephen Johnson considers how Byrd's Mass for 4 voices was received by its first audience
