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24/05/2026

When 'Entitled ' was published last year it caused quite a stir, changed the lives of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor for ever .... and became a number one bestseller. The new paperback of Entitled contains a whole chapter of new information and chronicles what has happened in a tumultuous year. And...

20/05/2026

Doubles is a powerful compact story, a novella. The protagonist is a 12 year old girl who finds comfort and security in numbers. It takes place in 1968 in an institution for troubled youth. The novella explores how the good girl,over a period of six months, turns into a delinquent. The conversation....

19/05/2026

Antonio Forcione is a brilliant guitar player who is just about to go on tour. Antonio really like to entertain and he is joined by comedian, singer and songwriter Boothby Graffoe. When we talked Antonio was in a museum in Rome and Boothby was in Portugal. I'm David Freeman and I was in Portugal!

18/05/2026

Prue is back as a judge on The Great American Cooking Show. In our conversation Prue talks to me about her life and how she still has a lot of fun. Ageing, acting your age, health, exercise, fame ...... she talks about it all!!!

14/05/2026

Some interviewees I remember as 'troupers'. At the very top of that tree were the Collins sisters. Joan is now 93. She is still looking galmorous at Cannes! I remember a televised conversation I had with Joan. Her assistant decreed that the lighting must be subtle but Joan herself insisted on full o...

12/05/2026

In this early Author Archive podcast John Le Carre talks about writing politics , and Mallory Blackman explains the political thinking behind Noughts and Crosses. Maggie Gee gives the background to her novel The White Family that endeavours to explain prejudice and the national treasure Jilly Cooper...

24/04/2026

Who could have predicted that the American Vice President would have thought it part of his task to question the Pope's understanding of theology? Who could have predicted that Donald Trump would think it a good idea to read parts of the Bible to the nation? Have they redefined their god in their ow...

19/04/2026

The American president now suggests that he is closely associated with Jesus. He has distributed pictures. He declares that he has been saved by God to make his country great again, I find it impossible not to wonder about the precise nature of the deity that he professes to believe in. Are Donald a...

30/03/2026

Thia gripping and shocking book tells the story of the radical conservative movement shaping Donald Trump's agenda and how it threatens freedoms,values and democracy.

20/03/2026

The war that is spreading across the Middle East has a religious dimension. American aggression is supported by evangelical Christians, Iran is an Islamic state and Israel has its own Jewish deity. None of the gods seem to be seekers for peace. All seek vengeance and revenge. In early 2025 a million...

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