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Hilary Mantel on book two of her Wolf Hall series, Bring Up the Bodies
Eleanor Wachtel speaks with the Man Booker Prize-winner Hilary Mantel. She has followed her blockbuster hit, Wolf Hall with more on Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII. The new book is called Bring Up the Bodies.
Sarah Moss on Brexit, borders and the ghosts of England's Iron Age
In her new novel, Ghost Wall, Sarah Moss connects ancient Britons of the Iron Age to the foundation myths of the Brexit crisis. She talks to Eleanor Wachtel about the influence of northern, isolated places on her life and work.
How the tragic story of Shakespeare's son Hamnet inspired Maggie O'Farrell's prize-winning novel
Eleanor Wachtel speaks with Maggie O'Farrell, winner of the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction for her novel about the Shakespeare children, Hamnet & Judith (Knopf Canada, 2020).
Rewriting History: Scotland's New Century, Pt. 4
This week on Writers and Company - Part 4 of the special series "Rewriting History: Scotland's New Century." Host Eleanor Wachtel wraps up the special series with a conversation with poet and novelist Jackie Kay. Born in Edinburgh to a Scottish mother and a Nigerian father, Kay was adopted and raised by a white Glasgow couple active in the Communist Party. She looks at Scottish society from a fresh and interesting angle.
Adam Thorpe on the legend of Robin Hood
An interview with Adam Thorpe. From the Middle Ages to the 21st century, the legend of Robin Hood has fascinated generations. England's Adam Thorpe subverts the myth in his new novel, Hodd.
Hilary Mantel wraps up her blockbuster Tudor trilogy with The Mirror & the Light
Two-time Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel talks to Eleanor Wachtel about concluding her chronicle of Thomas Cromwell in the court of King Henry VIII. The Mirror & the Light is the final book in her blockbuster Tudor trilogy, which includes Wolf Hall, and Bring up the Bodies.
Interview with Frank Chickens (singing duo)
First 15 minutes of this recording is inaudible
Interview with Fumiko Greenaway
Interview with Hideo Kokubo
Kazuo Ishiguro on The Buried Giant
Eleanor speaks with one of England's finest writers, Kazuo Ishiguro. His new book, The Buried Giant, is a story about love and memory and takes place in Anglo-Saxon England.
Andrea Levy on her novel Small Island
Eleanor Wachtel talks with Jamaican English novelist Andrea Levy this week on Writers and Company. Her latest book, Small Island, won both the Whitbread Award and the Orange Prize.
On England and the English identity and experience, with novelists Fay Weldon and Kingsley Amis
Today, more from London: Eleanor talks with two of England's most popular, prolific, and satirical novelists - Fay Weldon and Kingsley Amis.