Making fiction out of history
Beryl Bainbridge and Hilary Mantel on the art of historical fiction, chaired by Peter Parker.
Giorgio Bassani
Paul Bailey and Jamie McKendrick discuss Giorgio Bassani, chaired by Peter Parker.
Voices of the Great War
Tobias Hill, Michael Longley, Peter Parker, Timberlake Wertenbaker and Louisa Young on the pieces of First World War literature that mean most to them.
Dicing with darkness: Hilary Mantel on the darkness in her writing
Hilary Mantel discussing the lure of the inexplicable with James Runcie at the TLS Meeting, chaired by Peter Parker.
Edmund de Waal in conversation with Penelope Lively
Edmund de Waal in conversation with Penelope Lively, chaired by Peter Parker
Lara Feigel and Juliet Gardiner discuss writing of the Blitz
A recording of Lara Feigel and Juliet Gardiner discussing writing of the Blitz, chaired by Peter Parker.
The Roy Jenkins Memorial Lecture
A nightmare about the English
Peter Parker considers the vision and career of Edward Upward – RSL Review 2006.
Tagore the contradictions of the modern
Prize-winning novelist, poet and critic Amit Chaudhuri and Sunetra Gupta, novelist and Oxford epidemiologist explore Tagore . Chaired by Peter Parker.