Page One - The Writer's Podcast
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Episodes: 196
Mar 25, 2022
Description
New episodes every Friday!
On Page One - The Writer's Podcast, we talk to writers of all descriptions (authors, screenwriters, comic writers and more) about their writing process and how they craft their next great works. We also explore their career, including how their first big break happened, and discuss the ups and downs along the way. We learn something new every episode, and we hope you do as well.
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Ep. 188 - Literary agent Francesca Riccardi on how to hook an agent - and what to avoid!
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May 03, 2024 |
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Ep. 187 - Kim Sherwood on having her dreams come true when being asked to write James Bond
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Ep. 186 - Jasper Fforde on crafting unique worlds and daring himself to develop his ideas
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Ep. 185 - Eliza Chan on the differences between short and long-form storytelling, and hitting The Sunday Time No 1 slot with her debut novel
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Ep. 184 - Gareth Brown on selling his huge debut hit, The Book of Doors, and why pragmatism and patience is so important as a writer
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Ep. 183 - Antony Johnston on the differences in writing for comics, books and video games
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Ep. 182 - James Logan talks about his debut fantasy novel The Silverblood Promise
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Page One Extra - Agents Felicity Blunt and Gráinne Fox on the importance of literary book fairs
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Where have we been?!
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Christmas Special 2023 - Authors Nicholas Binge & David Goodman discuss their 2023 writing & reading highlights with us
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Ep. 181 - Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey on writing with another author, why authors shouldn't be ashamed of making money and more!
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Ep. 180 - Gareth Rubin on why he wanted to write a tête-bêche novel, why he loathes writing and more!
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Ep. 179 - Susan Lewis on writing 50 bestsellers, why screenwriting was her apprenticeship, and George Clooney's pot-bellied pig...
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Ep. 178 - Ian Moore tells us why he is happy to have left standup for novel writing, and discusses cosy crime and why his latest is a more serious crime story
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Ep. 177 - Caimh "CK" McDonnell on moving from stand-up to novel writing, and why he enjoys jumping between self-publishing and trad
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Ep. 176 - RJ Barker on the worst writing advice he ever received and more
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Ep. 175 - Sunyi Dean on the fickleness of being an author and why she wants to raise the curtain on the publishing industry
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Ep 174 - Alexander Darwin on how to succeed in self-publishing and making the change to trad
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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Ep. 173 - Mark Edwards on how he made such a success of self-publishing, the ups and downs of a writing career and more
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Ep. 172 - Lauren Beukes returns to talk multiverses, why AI is bad for writers and tells us about the growing South African literary scene
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Ep. 171 - Dean Koontz on writing twists and why writing across genres keeps things interesting as an author
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Ep. 170 - Alasdair Beckett-King on the differences in writing comedy, video games and novels
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Ep. 169 - Screenwriter and author Fflur Dafydd on switching between screen and novel writing, the difficulties of adapting her own work and more.
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Ep. 168 - Graeme Macrae Burnet on breaking into novels late on, the huge impact of being Booker-shortlisted and more
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Ep. 167 - Veronica Henry on moving from writing for TV to becoming a bestselling author and why deadlines are helpful
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Ep. 166 - Heidi Swain on finding a publisher before an agent, the joys of writing longhand and more!
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Ep. 165 - Jack Jordan talks moving from self-pub to trad and why thinking of how to pitch your book can be an important first step
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Page One Extra - PR director Alison Barrow & author Premee Mohamed on how a publicity campaign helps a book's success
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Page One Extra - Dr Strange screenwriter C Robert Cargill joins us to tell us why the writers strike is happening
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Ep 164 - Screenwriter and novelist Cole Haddon on how Hollywood nearly broke him and why he turned to novels
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Ep. 163 - Nick Harkaway on turning ideas into stories, why Gnomon nearly broke him and why he wants to write a Star Wars movie
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Ep. 162 - Juliet E McKenna on the importance of checking your book contracts, the resurgence of fantasy and sci fi fiction and more
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May 26, 2023 |
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Ep. 161 - Louise Swanson joins us to talk about the importance of grabbing the opportunities when they arise as an author
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May 19, 2023 |
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Ep. 160 - Abigail Burdess on swapping comedy TV writing for dark thrillers and the importance of character consistency
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May 12, 2023 |
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Ep. 159 - Elliot Sweeney on writing hard-boiled crime and the assistance writing courses can give new writers
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May 05, 2023 |
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Ep. 158 - Jen Williams on why planning can ruin the joy of writing, and why she is (temporarily) swapping fantasy for crime
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Page One Extra - Screenwriter strikes, encouraging news for self-published authors - and are ebook prices good for writers?
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Ep. 157 - Nicholas Binge on his novel Ascension, and what really happens when publishers fight over your book
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Ep. 156 - Stig Abell on how a love of crime fiction informs his writing and the importance of tactility in fiction
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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Ep. 155 - Charlie Stross on writing cross-genre SF, why changes at publishers can affect even established writers, and more!
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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Ep. 154 - Anne O'Brien on the importance of research and accuracy in historical fiction
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Ep. 153 - Ayisha Malik on elevator pitches, ghost-writing, accepting your first draft will be bad, and more!
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Ep. 152 - Sarah Lee talks about using fiction as a teaching method, how journalism skills help her writing, and more!
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Ep. 151 - Ian Green on writing the stories you want to tell, worldbuilding and more
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Ep. 150 - Ryan Cahill on how he made such a success of self-publishing
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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Ep. 149 - Louise Candlish on how modern tech changed crime stories, researching, and more!
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Ep. 148 - Jane Harper talks about why Australia is the perfect setting for her books and the importance of execution over ideas
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Ep. 147 - Elle Connel (aka Lucy Ribchester) discusses the differences in writing historical crime fiction vs contemporary crime fiction
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Ep. 146 - Tom Hindle talks locked room murder mysteries, red herrings and more!
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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Ep. 145 - Cory Doctorow and Rebecca Giblin talk about writing together and how creators can break the chokehold of big companies
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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Ep. 144 - Jenny Bayliss talks about the importance of persistence in finding an agent, planning Christmas books and writing scenes out of order
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Ep. 143 - Karen Swan talks about her strict schedule of two books a year, idea generation and setting stories at Christmas
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Ep. 142 - Kirsty Eyre talks about writing comedy, prize ceremonies, food puns and much more!
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Ep. 141 - Richard Swan talks self-publishing, becoming a debut author again and bestseller lists
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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Ep. 140 - Scott Lynch talks worldbuilding, planning, new Locke Lamora stories and much more!
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Ep. 139 - Hollywood manager Bob Bookman talks about turning books into movies, including Jurassic Park and Silence of the Lambs
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Ep. 138 - Editor David Downing talks about the process of developmental editing and working with authors to polish their stories
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Ep. 137 - Karen Sullivan, founder of Orenda Books, talks about how she selects books to publish and much more!
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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Ep. 136 - Publishing Director of Viper Books Miranda Jewess talks about what she looks for when commissioning books and lots more!
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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Ep. 135 - Literary agent Jamie Cowen talks about querying, synopses, working with authors on manuscripts and more!
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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Ep. 134 - US literary agent Eric Smith talks about querying, author comps, and gives other hints and tips on getting your query right
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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Ep. 133 - Literary agent Juliet Mushens talks about what she looks for in a query letter and more
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Ep. 132 - Adam Hamdy on how Judge Reinhold kickstarted his writing career, why he frontloads his planning, and why he wrote his latest novel, The Other Side of Night
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Ep 131 - Diana Reid talks about writing her debut bestseller in lockdown and the challenges of the second novel
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Ep. 130 - Gordon J Brown talks pseudonyms, crime fiction settings and the Bloody Scotland festival
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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Ep 129 - Shauna Lawless talks about how an hour a day can be all you need to write and more
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Ep. 128 - Kasim Ali talks to us about writing without planning, the importance of representation in fiction and... vampires?!
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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Ep. 127 - Adam Simcox talks about using script-writing as a way to plan his novels and how he dealt with rejection during the submission process
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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Ep. 126 - Michael Spicer tells us how he created the world-famous Man in the Room Next Door sketches and more!
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Aug 13, 2022 |
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Ep. 125 - Tom Lucy talks about getting into comedy at the age of 16, and tells us how he generates his ideas
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Ep. 124 - Amy Gledhill tells us why she tries to avoid writing when preparing her stand up shows
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Ep. 123 - Sunil Patel tells us why he always felt destined for comedy and talks about how he crafts his shows
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Ep. 122 - Jack Barry tells us why he became a comedian rather than a spy, and talks about the analytical process that goes into stand up
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Ep. 121 - Schalk Bezuidenhout on why he doesn't write out his jokes in advance, the differences between UK and South African stand-up and more!
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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Ep. 120 - Tessa Coates discusses writing stand-up, creating talking TV mice with Greg Daniels and much more!
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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Ep. 119 - Jessica Fostekew tells us about how she writes her brilliant stand-up shows
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Ep. 118 - Jacob Hawley talks about how he crafts his stand-up shows
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Ep. 117 - Adrian Tchaikovsky talks about his brilliant books, telling us all about his planning, worldbuilding and much more!
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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Ep. 116 - Lorraine Wilson talks about the distinction between literary and commercial fiction and whether it matters, the importance of setting and more!
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Ep. 115 - Victoria Selman talks changing agents, why she is a planner rather than a pantser, and hitting the bestseller lists with her fourth novel
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Ep. 114 - Janice Hallett talks about moving from screenwriting to novel writing with the smash-hit novel, The Appeal
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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Ep. 113 - Chris Whitaker talks about writing We Begin At The End, how he took a very unusual route into writing and why he starts his books in the middle
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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Ep. 112 - Martha Wells talks about writing The Murderbot Diaries, how they saved her writing career, and more!
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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Ep. 111 - Ed McDonald talks writing dark fantasy, why writers need to deal with rejection and more!
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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Ep. 110 - Jane Shemilt chats about swapping medicine for writing, whether writing courses help and more!
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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Ep. 109 - Nicholas Meyer talks about writing for Star Trek, the influence of Sherlock Holmes on his work, and how to deal with notes from producers and editors
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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Ep. 108 - Rob Hart talks about using spec fiction to write about real world issues, editing in reverse and more!
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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Ep. 107 - Sam Holland talks about writing serial killers, tells us how she plans her novels, and chats about her debut novel, The Echo Man
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May 27, 2022 |
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Ep. 106 - Mary Kenney tells us about writing video games and playing the sandbox worlds of The Walking Dead and Spider-Man
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May 20, 2022 |
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Ep. 105 - Leroy Kincaide talks about storytelling and writing and directing his first feature film, The Last Rite
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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Ep. 104 - Ben Aaronovitch tells us about swapping screenwriting for prose, where the idea for Rivers of London came from and more!
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Ep. 103 - Fonda Lee on waiting for that breakthrough novel as an author, the importance of authenticity in any story, what inspired Jade City and the rest of the Green Bone Saga and much more!
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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Ep. 102 - James Oswald talks about how self-publishing helped him sell 350k copies of his books and why he moved into trad publishing
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Ep. 101 - Georgia Pritchett talks about writing for The Thick of It, Veep, Succession and more!
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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Ep. 100 - Ian Rankin talks about his career, why Scottish crime fiction is so big and talks about taking on the task of co-writing a posthumous William McIlvanney book
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Ep. 99 - Anna Mazzola talks historical fiction, the difficulties of writing across genres, prologues and more!
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Ep. 98 - Will Carver talks about writing dark crime fiction, injecting humour and dealing with rejection as a writer
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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Ep. 97 - Lilja Sigurðardóttir talks us about writing scandi noir, translations, Eurovision, and becoming the next Dan Brown
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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Ep. 96 - Tasmina Perry talks writing, pseudonyms and launching her own publishing imprint
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Ep. 95 - Chris Hammer
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Dec 31, 2021 |
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Ep. 94 - Hugh Howey
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Ep. 93 - Jon Ingold
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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Ep. 92 - Simon Beckett
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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Ep. 91 - Joanne Harris
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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Ep. 90 - Catriona Ward
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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Ep. 89 - Dominic Nolan
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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Ep. 88 - Blake Crouch
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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Ep. 87 - Stuart Turton
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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Ep. 86 - Alan Johnson
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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Ep. 85 - Tariq Ashkanani
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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Ep. 84 - Cate Quinn
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Sep 03, 2021 |
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Ep. 83 - Duncan Hamilton
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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Ep. 82 - Abir Mukherjee and Vaseem Khan (The Red Hot Chilli Writers)
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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Ep. 81 - C Robert Cargill
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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Ep. 80 - Imran Mahmood
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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Ep. 79 - Philip Gwynne Jones
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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Ep. 78 - MJ Arlidge
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Jul 23, 2021 |
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Ep. 77 - Caroline Hulse
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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Ep. 76 - The Desmond Elliott Prize Shortlist Nominees: AK Blakemore, Rebecca Watson, Eley Williams
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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Ep. 75 - Nina Allan
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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Ep. 74 - Holly Seddon
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May 28, 2021 |
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Ep. 73 - Nikki Smith
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May 21, 2021 |
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Ep. 72 - David Nicholls
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May 14, 2021 |
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Ep. 71 - Helen O'Hara
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May 07, 2021 |
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Ep. 70 - Miranda Malins
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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Ep. 69 - DV Bishop
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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Ep.68 - Jeff VanderMeer
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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Ep. 67 - Charlie Jane Anders
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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Ep. 66 - Annalee Newitz
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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Ep. 65 - Margaux DeRoux
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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Ep. 64 - Peter Moffat
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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Ep. 63 - Robert Dinsdale
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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Ep. 62 - Helen Whitaker
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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Ep. 61 - Nick Hornby
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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Ep. 60 - Mari Hannah
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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Ep. 59 - Cherie Jones
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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Ep. 58 - Allie Reynolds
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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Ep. 57 - Helen Lederer
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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Ep. 56 - Sharon Bolton
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Jan 08, 2021 |
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Page One Sessions - Laura Lam and Adrian J Walker
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Jan 01, 2021 |
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Page One Sessions - Sarah Pinborough and Tim Lebbon
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Dec 25, 2020 |
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Ep. 55 - Jennie Fields
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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Ep. 54 - Matt Ruff
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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Ep. 53 - Alex Garland
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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Ep. 52 - Daniel Abraham
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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Ep. 51 - Joe Abercrombie
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Ep. 50 - Peng Shepherd
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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Ep. 49 - Benjamin Dreyer
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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Ep. 48 - Cathy Bramley
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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Ep. 47 - Owen Nicholls
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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Ep. 46 - Dirk Maggs
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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Ep. 45 - Ian Dunt
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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Ep. 44 - Lauren Beukes
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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Ep. 43 - Alastair Campbell
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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Ep. 42 - Stephen Graham Jones
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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Ep. 41 - Paul Tremblay
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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Ep. 40 - David Quantick
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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Ep. 39 - Joe Cornish
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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Ep. 38 - Adam Christopher
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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Ep. 37 - Tendai Huchu
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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Ep. 36 - Sheila O'Flanagan
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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Ep. 35 - Chris Brookmyre
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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Ep. 34 - Thomas Welsh
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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Ep. 33 - Alexandra Sokoloff
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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Ep. 32 - Alex De Campi
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May 29, 2020 |
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Ep. 31 - Laura Lam
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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Ep. 30 - Struan Murray
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Apr 10, 2020 |
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Ep. 29 - Harriet Tyce
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Apr 03, 2020 |
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Ep. 28 - Neil Forsyth
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Mar 27, 2020 |
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Ep. 27 - M R Carey Returns!
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Mar 20, 2020 |
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Ep. 26 - Christian Divine
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Mar 13, 2020 |
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Ep. 25 - Jonathan Whitelaw
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Mar 06, 2020 |
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Ep. 24 - Gareth L Powell
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Feb 28, 2020 |
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Ep. 23 - Dave Cook
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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Ep. 22 - Sarah Pinborough
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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Ep. 21 - Richard Morgan - Part 2
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Dec 16, 2019 |
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Ep. 20 - Richard Morgan - Part 1
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Dec 13, 2019 |
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Ep. 19 - Claire Askew
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Dec 06, 2019 |
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Ep. 18 - Stuart Heritage
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Nov 29, 2019 |
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Ep. 17 - Ian Dallas
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Nov 22, 2019 |
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Ep. 16 - Andy McNab
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Nov 15, 2019 |
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Ep. 15 - Jim Zub
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Nov 08, 2019 |
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Ep. 14 - Christopher Golden
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Nov 01, 2019 |
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Ep. 13 - A L Knorr
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Oct 25, 2019 |
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Ep. 12 - Craig Robertson
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Oct 18, 2019 |
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Ep. 11 - David Baldacci
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Oct 11, 2019 |
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Ep. 10 - Peter James
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Jun 11, 2019 |
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Ep. 9 - Tim Lebbon
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May 24, 2019 |
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Ep. 8 - Mark Billingham
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May 17, 2019 |
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Ep. 7 - Helen Fitzgerald
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May 03, 2019 |
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Ep. 6 - M R Carey
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Apr 26, 2019 |
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Ep. 5 - Ed James
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Apr 18, 2019 |
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Ep. 4 - Adrian J Walker
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Apr 11, 2019 |
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Ep. 3 - Sergio Casci
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Apr 04, 2019 |
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Ep. 2 - Roz Watkins
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Mar 27, 2019 |
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Ep.1 - G J Moffat
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Mar 19, 2019 |