Curtis Sittenfeld answers listener questions about American Wife, a novel which follows Alice Lindgren's path from school librarian to First Lady, and is based on the life of former First Lady Laura Bush.
Our next recording is at Broadcasting House in London on 13th October 2022. Juan Gabriel Vasquez will talking about his novel, The Sound Of Things Fall ... Show More
Jul 6
Tom Holland
Presented by James Naughtie, Bookclub speaks to the award-winning writer, historian, and podcaster, Tom Holland, about his book Rubicon, which looks at the triumph and tragedy of the Roman Republic. Originally published in 2003, the book won the PEN Hessell-Tiltman prize for non- ... Show More
28m 37s
Jul 2021
The English country house party
It’s sixty years since the house party at Cliveden where Christine Keeler encountered Minister of War, John Profumo and the Soviet Naval attaché, Yevgeny Ivanov. The events of that weekend, a heady mix of sex, politics and espionage have filled newspapers, books, films and TV dra ... Show More
44m 50s
Jan 2023
The Woman Who Interviewed Hitler
In 1939, Dorothy Thompson was on the cover of Time, the ‘First Lady of American journalism’ and a major celebrity. By 1945, she’d been widely dismissed as a crank.Deborah Friedell joins Tom to discuss Thompson’s enormous influence in interwar America, and her idiosyncratic mix of ... Show More
33m 26s
Dec 2023
Comediennes: Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz (1950-present) is an American author, humorist, and public speaker. She rose to fame in the 1970s for her distinctive voice and unapologetic humor, often exploring topics such as politics, gender, and the urban experience. She has become a cultural icon for her shar ... Show More
7m 43s
Nov 2023
Hugh Grant : coups de foudre, Notting Hill et prostituée
Au commencement, il y a un jeune homme en costume trois pièces, la raie au milieu, des lunettes de vue d’étudiant en histoire. Et est-ce que ça fait rêver ? Pas vraiment. Quand on le découvre dans 4 mariages et un enterrement, Hugh Grant a 34 ans et s’apprête tranquillement à res ... Show More
39m 40s
Jun 2022
Fiona Hill, foreign affairs specialist
Fiona Hill is a foreign affairs specialist who advised Presidents George W Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump. She came to wider public attention in 2019 when she testified against President Trump during his first impeachment.Fiona was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. Her ... Show More
35m 22s
Apr 2019
Start the Week gets emotional at the Free Thinking Festival
Harriet Shawcross is a film-maker whose first book Unspeakable reflects on how, as a teenager, she stopped speaking at school for almost a year, communicating only when absolutely necessary. It mixes personal experience with travel diaries and interviews. Ambassador William J. Bu ... Show More
50m 58s