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Gavin Francis, Stephen McGinty & Darren McGarvey - Boswell Book Festival
Episode 489
This episode of Read On contains subject matter that some listeners may find upsetting.
Today Robert Kirkwood is recording on location at the Boswell…
4 hours ago
History Books with Lucy Worsley, Kate Williams plus Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen
Episode 488
Today on Read On we revisit some favourite historians with Lucy Worsley on Jane Austen, Kate Williams on Rival Queens plus Andrew Pettegree and Arth…
1 week ago
Dame Harriet Walter & Dougie Donnelly - Boswell Book Festival
Episode 487
Two very different authors this week on Read On, although with one thing in common, they both narrated the audio versions of the books they were spe…
2 weeks ago
Inspired by Shakespeare
Episode 486
Today on Read On, three very different authors all inspired by Shakespeare, Michael Morpurgo on his Shakespeare retellings, Nydia Hetherington on he…
3 weeks ago
Frances Wilson - Electric Spark & Adam Hart - Operation Pimento - Boswell Book Festival
Episode 485
Today on Read On, two biographical tales recorded at the Boswell Book Festival. Robert Kirkwood talks to Frances Wilson about Electric Spark - The E…
4 weeks ago
Summer Books
Episode 484
Today on Read On, three summer themed books, One Girl One Summer with Isabel Ashdown, Hot Girl Summer with Sophie Gravia and Summer on a Sunny Island…
1 month ago
Bec Manser - Wildheart
Episode 483
Today on Read On we hear from half spooky, half sparkly debut author Bec Manser on her debut novel Wildheart and we ask about RNIB's involvement in s…
1 month, 1 week ago
Gordon Buchanan at the Boswell Book Festival
Episode 482
Today on Read On we hear a full talk, sponsored by RNIB Connect Radio, from the Boswell Book Festival. Natural history cameraman Gordon Buchanan is …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Beth O'Brien wins the Carnegie Medal for Writing (and the Shadower's Award!)
Visually Impaired author Beth O'Brien has won the Carnegie Medal for Writing, the most prestigious award for authors of children's and young adult b…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Penny Lancaster at the Boswell Book Festival
Episode 481
Today on Read On we hear a talk from the Boswell Book Festival with Vice President of RNIB Penny Lancaster, on her book Someone Like Me.
She chats t…
1 month, 3 weeks ago