Podcasts & Video

Listen

Michael Symmons Roberts and Hannah Westland on John Burnside

The Empire of Forgetting is the final collection of the Scottish poet, novelist and essayist John Burnside, who died in May 2024. Fellow poet Kathleen Jamie describes him as…

Michael Symmons Roberts and Hannah Westland on John Burnside

All podcast & video

Emily LaBarge & Olivia Laing: Dog Days Listen

Emily LaBarge & Olivia Laing: Dog Days
Jenny Uglow & Fiona Stafford on Gilbert White Listen

Jenny Uglow & Fiona Stafford on Gilbert White
Sasha Debevec-McKenney & Jack Underwood: Joy is My Middle Name Listen

Sasha Debevec-McKenney & Jack Underwood: Joy is My Middle Name
Michael Symmons Roberts and Hannah Westland on John Burnside Listen

Michael Symmons Roberts and Hannah Westland on John Burnside
Miriam Toews and Octavia Bright Listen

Miriam Toews and Octavia Bright
Camilla Grudova & Jennifer Hodgson: Ágota Kristóf’s 'I Don’t Care' Listen

Camilla Grudova & Jennifer Hodgson: Ágota Kristóf’s 'I Don’t Care'
Lauren Elkin and Lou Stoppard on Simone de Beauvoir Listen

Lauren Elkin and Lou Stoppard on Simone de Beauvoir
‘Ariel’ at 60: Victoria Adukwei Bulley, Lavinia Greenlaw & Richard Scott Listen

‘Ariel’ at 60: Victoria Adukwei Bulley, Lavinia Greenlaw & Richard Scott
Edna Bonhomme & Rachel Connolly: A History of the World in Six Plagues Listen

Edna Bonhomme & Rachel Connolly: A History of the World in Six Plagues
Andy Beckett & Melissa Benn: Can the Left Save Labour? Listen

Andy Beckett & Melissa Benn: Can the Left Save Labour?
Iain Sinclair, Susie Thomas & Ken Worpole on Alexander Baron’s The Lowlife Listen

Iain Sinclair, Susie Thomas & Ken Worpole on Alexander Baron’s The Lowlife
Marina Warner & James Butler: Sanctuary Listen

Marina Warner & James Butler: Sanctuary
Samuel Fisher & Helen Charman: Migraine Listen

Samuel Fisher & Helen Charman: Migraine
Wendy Erskine & Sheena Patel: The Benefactors Listen

Wendy Erskine & Sheena Patel: The Benefactors
Kim Hyesoon & Will Harris: Autobiography of Death Listen

Kim Hyesoon & Will Harris: Autobiography of Death
Nell Stevens & Olivia Laing: The Original Listen

Nell Stevens & Olivia Laing: The Original
Liliane Lijn & Jennifer Higgie: Liquid Reflections Listen

Liliane Lijn & Jennifer Higgie: Liquid Reflections
Kathryn Scanlan & Emily LaBarge: Aug 9 – Fog Listen

Kathryn Scanlan & Emily LaBarge: Aug 9 – Fog