Episode 23
Tune in this week as Mariella is joined on the studio sofas by award-winning author Blake Morrison; acclaimed novelist Maggie O’Farrell, and historian and columnist, Ben Macintyre.
Joining Mariella this week are award winning author of And When Did You Last See Your Father?, Blake Morrison; acclaimed novelist Maggie O’Farrell, who discusses her latest emotional rollercoaster, and historian Ben Macintyre on his best selling account of the spy story that changed the course of World War II.
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Bedside Table
Acclaimed American writer Jonathan Safran Foer, whose new book Eating Animals - an expose of the meat industry – has recently been released, reveals the bedtime books that he just about manages to keep his eyes open for...
Book Club
Award-winning author of Star of the Sea, Joseph O’Connor, provides the local knowledge of Dublin’s literary hotspots, and suggests a classic Book Club choice.
The Write Place
Former Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party, Michael Dobbs, takes us on a unique tour of Chartwell, Winston Churchill’s family home where Churchill wrote a number of his books, including wrote his epic six volume history of the Second World War.
Book of the Decade
Blake Morrison, Maggie O’Farrell and Ben Macintyre nominate their top tome of the last ten years...
Tune in at 7pm on Thursdays on Sky Arts 1 / HD for the full story
