Actor David Timson offers an introduction to Bleak House by Charles Dickens.

Actor David Timson offers an introduction to one of Charles Dickens' most popular novels, Oliver Twist.

Actor David Timson offers an introduction to Dickens' popular and semi-autobiographical novel, David Copperfield.

Actor David Timson offers an introduction to Hard Times by Charles Dickens.

We speak to Dervla Murphy, the author of Full Tilt, about her own incredible story

Emma Lowe gives us the insider's perspective on recording the Full Tilt by Dervla Murphy, an account of her intrepid journey from Ireland to India on an Armstrong Cadet bicycle and the trials, landscapes and cultures she encountered along the way.

Genevieve Helsby interviews Dr Patrick Chura and Rupert Degas about two hugely powerful books written by Albert Maltz, and why we should be excited to discover his work.

In this episode Juliet Stevenson, interviewed by John Foley, discusses Virginia Woolf and her biographical fantasty Orlando.