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236: Secrets and suspense - with Jo Furniss
81 hours 31 mins; November 24, 2025
235: The real deal - with Ilana Berry
93 hours 51 mins; November 12, 2025
234: A love of modern romance - with Jeevani Charika
86 hours 52 mins; October 13, 2025
233: The Romance of Italy - with Katherine Mezzacappa
85 hours 50 mins; August 21, 2025
232: Ice and Crime - with Sólveig Pálsdóttir
87 hours 36 mins; August 12, 2025
231: Launching a new series - with Victoria Dowd
96 hours 12 mins; July 30, 2025
230: A love letter to Oakland - with Nick Baham
94 hours 32 mins; July 23, 2025
229: The Organised Writer - with Antony Johnston
91 hours 4 mins; July 15, 2025
228: The Polymath Writer - with Antony Johnston
76 hours 30 mins; July 05, 2025
227: Adopting the Eastern Story Structure - with Jodie Robins
91 hours 45 mins; June 28, 2025
226: The continuing rise of Icelandic crime fiction - with Jón Atli Jónasson
82 hours 21 mins; June 20, 2025
225: Risking Everything - with J.D. Barker
73 hours 42 mins; June 12, 2025
224: Storytelling for all ages - with Anne Booth
105 hours 3 mins; June 05, 2025
223: The coach will see you now - with Rachel Grosvenor
92 hours 49 mins; May 30, 2025
222: Finding inspiration - with Alison Stockham
94 hours 42 mins; May 23, 2025
221: Meet the queen of Catalan crime fiction - with Teresa Solana
91 hours 58 mins; May 15, 2025
220: Juggling Multiple Series - with Douglas Skelton
93 hours 24 mins; May 08, 2025
219: Planning for publishing success - with Jayne Chard
93 hours 6 mins; May 01, 2025
218: Protest in America - with Denise Ohio
95 hours 59 mins; April 25, 2025
217: What young people read - with Toorop Mavo students, NL
81 hours 52 mins; April 16, 2025
216: Entertainingly Murderous - with Caroline Westbrook
90 hours 52 mins; April 09, 2025
215: Panning for gold - with Chris Lloyd
67 hours 33 mins; April 02, 2025
214: Embrace your author nature - with Chris Lloyd
69 hours 10 mins; March 25, 2025
213: How to follow a dream debut - with Callum McSorley
88 hours 38 mins; March 17, 2025
212: Writing on the job - with Jenny O'Brien
93 hours 57 mins; March 10, 2025
211: The Wonder of Storytelling - with Cauvery Madhavan
82 hours 34 mins; March 03, 2025
210: Finding the spark - with Roxie Key
76 hours 24 mins; February 25, 2025
209: Meet the Deadly Dozen - with Peter Berry
91 hours 7 mins; February 17, 2025
208: From Comedy to Crime - with Colin Bostock-Smith
84 hours 13 mins; February 11, 2025
207: The power of prizes - with Anna Vaught
90 hours 57 mins; February 03, 2025
206: The state of the crime fiction nation - with Donna Morfett
68 hours 16 mins; January 30, 2025
205: Learning from co-writing - with Joel Hames
89 hours 55 mins; January 21, 2025
204: Crossing Genres - with Claire Sheldon
90 hours 20 mins; December 18, 2024
203: Finding your voice in poetry - with Maria Cohut
87 hours 1 min; December 09, 2024
202: A career as a storyteller - with Georgia Jeffries
97 hours 10 mins; December 02, 2024
201: Juggling a complex narrative - with Ben Hawken
93 hours 3 mins; November 25, 2024
200: The secrets of a successful series - with Michael Wood
76 hours 7 mins; November 18, 2024
199: The Future of Truth - with Lindley Gooden
89 hours 25 mins; November 11, 2024
198: Drawing on your life experience - with Gillian Jackson
79 hours 49 mins; November 04, 2024
197: Bringing it home - with A J Aberford
85 hours 46 mins; October 28, 2024
196: AI Can't Write, But You Can - with Tom Albrighton
77 hours 43 mins; October 21, 2024
195: The melody of great writing - with Nigel Stewart
90 hours 49 mins; October 14, 2024
194: The power of tropes - with Jennifer Hilt
96 hours 13 mins; October 07, 2024
193: Coming of age as an author - with Jon McBrine
86 hours 12 mins; September 30, 2024
192: Launching your author brand - with Roger Corke
89 hours 43 mins; September 24, 2024
191: The second act - with Jamie West
87 hours 52 mins; September 15, 2024
190: Writing that tricky second series - with J. M. Simpson
93 hours 18 mins; September 09, 2024
189: Born to teach - and write - with James Murphy
102 hours 10 mins; September 02, 2024
188: Submarines and sci-fi - with Valeriya Salt
79 hours 34 mins; August 26, 2024
187: The secrets within; exploring domestic noir - with Alison Irving
83 hours 13 mins; August 19, 2024
186: Pursuing your passions - with James Ellson
81 hours 33 mins; August 12, 2024
185: From Chariots & Cold Feet to the DS Cross crime series - with Tim Sullivan
84 hours 28 mins; August 05, 2024
184: Renaissance Florence meets Judge Dredd - with D.V. Bishop
106 hours 37 mins; July 29, 2024
183: The Writers' and Artists' Yearbook - with Alysoun Owen
85 hours 7 mins; July 22, 2024
182: Writing a modern thriller - with David Jarvis
82 hours 24 mins; July 15, 2024
181: Be afraid of the plants around us - with Jill Johnson
80 hours 19 mins; July 08, 2024
180: Self Publishing Show Live Special with Ricardo Fayet, Craig Thomson and David Jarvis
88 hours 31 mins; July 01, 2024
179: Artful dodging and self-publishing - with James Benmore
102 hours 13 mins; June 24, 2024
178: The Joy of Publishing - with Phil Rowlands, Diamond Books
87 hours 33 mins; June 17, 2024
177: Comedy, Drama and Crime - with Liz Webb
85 hours 33 mins; June 10, 2024
176: Crime fiction through the ages - with Martin Edwards
79 hours 33 mins; June 03, 2024
175: Trusting the process - with Orla Owen
80 hours 56 mins; May 27, 2024
174: The joy of longhand writing - with Jennifer Lee Thomson
75 hours 46 mins; May 20, 2024
173: Writing with a neurodivergent brain - with Amanda Marples
84 hours 22 mins; May 13, 2024
172: A listening ear and cafe culture - with Alison Stockham
79 hours 59 mins; May 06, 2024
171: Meet the Midnight Man - with Julie Anderson
78 hours 36 mins; April 29, 2024
170: The Doctor and dyslexia - with Dr Luke Deckard
88 hours 23 mins; April 22, 2024
169: Striving to make publishing sustainable - with Stuart Debar
85 hours 4 mins; April 15, 2024
168: Life as a micro publisher - with Joe Chadwick
76 hours 45 mins; April 08, 2024
167: The professor will see you now - with C McGee
73 hours 25 mins; April 01, 2024
166: Marrying crime and humour - with Tim Maleeny
76 hours 36 mins; March 25, 2024
165: Be careful what you wish for - with Stacey Murray
67 hours 22 mins; March 18, 2024
164: 5 Novels, 3 Screenplays in 1 Year? No sweat - with JD Kirk
76 hours 1 min; March 11, 2024
163: The Bard and the Beautiful - with Guy Hale
82 hours 55 mins; March 04, 2024
162: A storyteller's soul - with Paul Waters
79 hours 15 mins; February 26, 2024
161: Untold human stories - with Miriam Halahmy
70 hours 59 mins; February 19, 2024
160: How clear is your writing? - with Tim Franks
83 hours 4 mins; February 12, 2024
159: Under the cover of crime fiction - with Roger A Price
75 hours 32 mins; February 05, 2024
158: Making dreams come true - with Daniella Blechner
65 hours 26 mins; January 29, 2024
157: Austen: The Next Generation - with Linda O'Byrne
82 hours 43 mins; January 22, 2024
156: Publishing Trends and Goals for 2024
53 mins; January 15, 2024
155: New Year - Will publishing change for the better? - with Derek Thompson
89 hours 7 mins; January 09, 2024
154: New Year's Police Procedural Special - with Rachel Sargeant, Brian Price and Harry Fisher
78 hours 18 mins; January 01, 2024
153: 2023 Xmas Special - Humour and Crime Fiction - with Ali Morgan, Sue Shepherd and Jennie Ensor
58 mins; December 25, 2023
152: Giving a voice to the voiceless - with Helen Matthews
87 hours 0 mins; December 18, 2023
151: Fulfilling a dream - with Natalie Chandler
71 hours 13 mins; December 11, 2023
150: The continuing adventures of an accidental hero - with A J Aberford
71 hours 20 mins; December 04, 2023
149: How to write a novel in just 20 minutes a day - with Stephen Ronson
77 hours 22 mins; November 27, 2023
148: Bringing history to life for children - with Jacqueline King
79 hours 24 mins; November 20, 2023
147: Staging the perfect murder mystery - with Jamie West
76 hours 28 mins; November 13, 2023
146: The state of British Crime - with Donna Morfatt
74 hours 27 mins; November 06, 2023
145: Sport, Fiction and Speech Writing - with Sanjeev Shetty
79 hours 30 mins; October 30, 2023
144: A spirit of adventure - with Geoff Major
71 hours 8 mins; October 23, 2023
143: In remembrance of times past - with J.G. Kelly
83 hours 29 mins; October 16, 2023
142: Noir from Nagoya - with Stephen J. Golds
75 hours 39 mins; October 09, 2023
141: Mudlarking and middle-grade fiction - with Kate Wiseman
62 hours 48 mins; October 02, 2023
140: Small publishers of the world, unite - with Elaine Bousfield
93 hours 34 mins; September 25, 2023
139: Exploring darker times - with Stacey Thomas
89 hours 6 mins; September 18, 2023
138: Chasing times past - with Mark Wightman
58 mins; September 11, 2023
137: Creating a new author voice - with Antonia Lassa and Dr Jacky Collins
