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15. Jeffrey Archer on storytelling (Part 1) from 2023-10-04T07:43:03
Jeffrey Archer on storytelling (part 1): The globally bestselling (more than 300m books sold) storyteller Jeffrey Archer tells We'd Like A Word Listen
14. Jeffrey Archer on storytelling (Part 2) from 2023-10-04T07:41:52
Jeffrey Archer on storytelling (part 2): The globally bestselling (more than 300m books sold) storyteller Jeffrey Archer tells We'd Like A Word Listen
13. Jeffrey Archer on storytelling (Part 3) from 2023-10-04T07:41:19
Jeffrey Archer on storytelling (part 3): The globally bestselling (more than 300m books sold) storyteller Jeffrey Archer tells We'd Like A Word Listen
12. Win a Google Pixel Fold (part 1) + Ajay Chowdhury on AI & writing from 2023-08-14T23:18:22
Win a Google Pixel Fold phone + Ajay Chowdhury on AI & writing books (part 1): Crime author & tech entrepreneur Ajay Chowdhury tells We'd Like A Word Listen
11. Win a Google Pixel Fold (part 2) + Ajay Chowdhury on AI & writing from 2023-08-14T23:15:55
Win a Google Pixel Fold phone + Ajay Chowdhury on AI & writing books (part 2): Crime author & tech entrepreneur Ajay Chowdhury tells We'd Like A Word Listen
10. Win a Google Pixel Fold (part 3) + Ajay Chowdhury on AI & writing from 2023-08-14T23:12:04
Win a Google Pixel Fold phone + Ajay Chowdhury on AI & writing books (part 3): Crime author & tech entrepreneur Ajay Chowdhury tells We'd Like A Word Listen
9. Amish (part 1) on writing Indian history as bestselling fiction from 2023-06-10T09:52:50
Amish (part 1) on writing Indian history as fiction: Diplomat, TV star & author Amish tells We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters &
8. Amish (part 2) on writing Indian history as bestselling fiction from 2023-06-10T09:51:37
Amish (part 2) on writing Indian history as fiction: Diplomat, TV star & author Amish tells We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters &
7. Amish (part 3) on writing Indian history as bestselling fiction from 2023-06-10T09:49:57
Amish (part 3) on writing Indian history as fiction: Diplomat, TV star & author Amish tells We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters &
6. Romance (part 1): Movie star Michael Douglas, Georgina Moore & Becky Hunter from 2023-02-24T10:31:21
Romance (part 1): Movie star Michael Douglas, authors Georgina Moore & Becky Hunter tell We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters &
5. Romance (part 2): Movie star Michael Douglas, Georgina Moore & Becky Hunter from 2023-02-24T10:29:24
Romance (part 2): Movie star Michael Douglas, authors Georgina Moore & Becky Hunter tell We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters &
4. Romance (part 3): Movie star Michael Douglas, Georgina Moore & Becky Hunter from 2023-02-24T10:27:48
Romance (part 3): Movie star Michael Douglas, authors Georgina Moore & Becky Hunter tell We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters &
3. Climate Change Fiction (part 1): Peter May & Paul Hardisty (Season 3) from 2023-01-23T20:54:17
Climate Change Fiction (part 1): Peter May & Paul Hardisty tell We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan Listen
2. Climate Change Fiction (part 2): Peter May & Paul Hardisty (Season 3) from 2023-01-23T20:53:12
Climate Change Fiction (part 2): Peter May & Paul Hardisty tell We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan Listen
1. Climate Change Fiction (part 3): Peter May & Paul Hardisty (Season 3) from 2023-01-23T20:51:18
Climate Change Fiction (part 3): Peter May & Paul Hardisty tell We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan Listen
63. Writing dynasties (part 1): Felix Francis, Andrew Child/Grant, Rajmohan Gandhi from 2022-12-13T14:24:28
Writing dynasties (part 1): Felix Francis, Andrew Child/Grant & Rajmohan Gandhi tell We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevy...
Listen62. Writing dynasties (part 2): Felix Francis, Andrew Child/Grant, Rajmohan Gandhi from 2022-12-13T14:24:04
Writing dynasties (part 2): Felix Francis, Andrew Child/Grant & Rajmohan Gandhi tell We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevy...
Listen61. Writing dynasties (part 3): Felix Francis, Andrew Child/Grant, Rajmohan Gandhi from 2022-12-13T14:23:34
Writing dynasties (part 3): Felix Francis, Andrew Child/Grant & Rajmohan Gandhi tell We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevy...
Listen60. Writing dynasties (part 4): Felix Francis, Andrew Child/Grant, Rajmohan Gandhi from 2022-12-13T14:22:56
Writing dynasties (part 4): Felix Francis, Andrew Child/Grant & Rajmohan Gandhi tell We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevy...
Listen59. Writing history & India (part 1): Shashi Tharoor & William Dalrymple from 2022-09-23T20:37:49
Writing history & India (part 1): Shashi Tharoor & William Dalrymple tell We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colga...
Listen58. Writing history & India (part 2): Shashi Tharoor & William Dalrymple from 2022-09-23T20:37:06
Writing history & India (part 2): Shashi Tharoor & William Dalrymple tell We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colga...
Listen57. Writing history & India (part 3): Shashi Tharoor & William Dalrymple from 2022-09-23T20:33:25
Writing history & India (part 3): Shashi Tharoor & William Dalrymple tell We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colga...
Listen56. Diversity & short story anthologies (part 1): Vaseem Khan & Ivy Ngeow from 2022-07-12T21:42:03
Diversity & short story anthologies (part 1): Authors Vaseem Khan & Ivy Ngeow tell We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan how they edite...
Listen55. Diversity & short story anthologies (part 2): Vaseem Khan & Ivy Ngeow from 2022-07-12T21:40:29
Diversity & short story anthologies (part 2): Authors Vaseem Khan & Ivy Ngeow tell We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan how they edite...
Listen54. Diversity & short story anthologies (part 3): Vaseem Khan & Ivy Ngeow from 2022-07-12T21:40:05
Diversity & short story anthologies (part 3): Authors Vaseem Khan & Ivy Ngeow tell We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan how they edite...
Listen53. Independent Bookshop Week with Conn Iggulden, Vaseem Khan & Ivy Ngeow from 2022-06-21T11:17:56
53. Independent Bookshop Week with Conn Iggulden, Vaseem Khan & Ivy Ngeow: In this one-part minisode of the We'd Like A Word books & autho...
Listen52. Will Carver (part 1) & the nature of evil - at Milton's Cottage Museum from 2022-06-06T18:00:19
52. Cult author Will Carver (part 1) joins We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan to discuss the nature of evil, in front ...
Listen51. Will Carver (part 2) & the nature of evil - at Milton's Cottage Museum from 2022-06-06T17:57:22
51. Cult author Will Carver (part 2) joins We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan to discuss the nature of evil, in front ...
Listen50. Will Carver (part 3) & the nature of evil at Milton's Cottage Museum from 2022-06-06T17:57:02
50. Cult author Will Carver (part 3) joins We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan to discuss the nature of evil, in front of a live audience inside the historic &...
Listen49. Rachael Blok in Milton's Cottage (part 1): How Paradise Lost inspired her book The Fall from 2022-04-27T09:52:48
49. Rachael Blok (part 1) joins We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan, & a live audience inside the historic & beautiful Milton's Cottage in Chalfont St Giles, where Joh...
Listen48. Rachael Blok in Milton's Cottage (part 2): How Paradise Lost inspired her book The Fall from 2022-04-27T09:50:48
48. Rachael Blok (part 2) joins We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan, & a live audience inside the historic & beautiful Milton's Cottage in Chalfont St Giles, where Joh...
Listen47. Rachael Blok in Milton's Cottage (part 3): How Paradise Lost inspired her book The Fall from 2022-04-27T09:49:33
47. Rachael Blok (part 3) joins We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan, & a live audience inside the historic & beautiful Milton's Cottage in Chalfont St Giles, where Joh...
Listen46. Writers in Pakistan & India (part 1): Awais Khan, Amitav Ghosh & Vikram Chandra from 2022-03-22T22:22:11
46. Writers in Pakistan & India (part 1): Awais Khan, Amitav Ghosh & Vikram Chandra join presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan on the We'd Like A Word Listen
45. Writers in Pakistan & India (part 2): Awais Khan, Amitav Ghosh & Vikram Chandra from 2022-03-22T22:19:18
45. Writers in Pakistan & India (part 2): Awais Khan, Amitav Ghosh & Vikram Chandra join presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan on the We'd Like A Word Listen
44. Writers in Pakistan & India (part 3): Awais Khan, Amitav Ghosh & Vikram Chandra from 2022-03-22T22:17:40
44. Writers in Pakistan & India (part 3): Awais Khan, Amitav Ghosh & Vikram Chandra join presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan on the We'd Like A Word Listen
43. The mysterious disappearance of Agatha Christie (part 1) with Nina de Gramont, author of The Christie Affair from 2022-02-16T01:04:22
43. The mysterious disappearance of Agatha Christie (part 1): Nina de Gramont, author of The Christie Affair, tells We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters and Stevyn Colgan what might have happened whe...
Listen42. The mysterious disappearance of Agatha Christie (part 2) with Nina de Gramont, author of The Christie Affair from 2022-02-16T01:01:56
42. The mysterious disappearance of Agatha Christie (part 2): Nina de Gramont, author of The Christie Affair, tells We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters and Stevyn Colgan what might have happened whe...
Listen41. Death In Paradise (part 1) with creator Robert Thorogood, author of The Marlow Murder Club from 2021-12-10T16:09:07
41. Death In Paradise (part 1) with Robert Thorogood, author of The Marlow Murder Club: In this episode of We'd Like A Word, recorded in front of a live audience at Wycombe Arts...
Listen40. Death In Paradise (part 2) with creator Robert Thorogood, author of The Marlow Murder Club from 2021-12-10T16:07:49
40. Death In Paradise (part 2) with Robert Thorogood, author of The Marlow Murder Club: In this episode of We'd Like A Word, recorded in front of a live audience at Wycombe Arts...
Listen39. Weird book promotion (part 1) with Tina Baker, Fiona Sherlock, Lulu Allison & Emma Grae from 2021-11-03T10:11:57
39. Weird book promotion (part 1) with Tina Baker, Fiona Sherlock, Lulu Allison & Emma Grae: In this episode of We'd Like A Word, presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan ...
Listen38. Weird book promotion (part 2) with Tina Baker, Lulu Allison, Fiona Sherlock & Emma Grae from 2021-11-03T00:32:03
38. Weird book promotion (part 2) with Tina Baker, Emma Grae, Fiona Sherlock & Lulu Allison: In this episode of We'd Like A Word, presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan ...
Listen37. Weird book promotion (part 3) with Tina Baker, Emma Grae, Fiona Sherlock & Lulu Allison from 2021-11-03T00:29:44
37. Weird book promotion (part 3) with Tina Baker, Emma Grae, Fiona Sherlock & Lulu Allison: In this episode of We'd Like A Word, presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan ...
Listen36. Writing Partnerships (part 1): Ambrose Parry, Chris Brookmyre, Dr Marisa Haetzman, Dan Brotzel & Martin Jenkins from 2021-09-01T00:46:34
Writing Partnerships (part 1): Ambrose Parry is the author of the Scottish historical crime thriller, A Corruption of Blood, published by Canongate. Ambrose Parry is also the pseudonym of the (m...
Listen35. Writing Partnerships (part 2): Ambrose Parry, Chris Brookmyre, Dr Marisa Haetzman, Dan Brotzel & Martin Jenkins from 2021-09-01T00:46:18
Writing Partnerships (part 2): Ambrose Parry is the author of the Scottish historical crime thriller, A Corruption of Blood, published by Canongate. Ambrose Parry is also the pseudonym of the (m...
Listen34. Writing Partnerships (part 3): Dan Brotzel, Martin Jenkins, Ambrose Parry, Chris Brookmyre & Dr Marisa Haetzman from 2021-09-01T00:45:52
Writing Partnerships (part 3): On this episode of the books and authors podcast, We'd Like A Word, presenters Paul Waters and Stevyn Colgan hear from Dan Brotzel and Martin Jenkins, two of the t...
Listen33. Men Writing Women (part 1): RJ McBrien & Shelley Weiner from 2021-07-27T23:19:14
Men Writing Women (part 1): RJ McBrien, author of Reckless + author & Faber Writing Academy tutor Shelley Weiner, tell We'd Like A Word presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan how male au...
Listen32. Men Writing Women (part 2): RJ McBrien & Shelley Weiner from 2021-07-27T23:18:44
Men Writing Women (part 2): RJ McBrien, author of Reckless + author & Faber Writing Academy tutor Shelley Weiner, tell We'd Like A Word presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan how male au...
Listen31. Men Writing Women (part 3): RJ McBrien & Shelley Weiner from 2021-07-27T23:18:02
Men Writing Women (part 3): RJ McBrien, author of Reckless + author & Faber Writing Academy tutor Shelley Weiner, tell We'd Like A Word presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan how male au...
Listen30. Fictionalising recent history (part 1): Alan Parks & Eamon Somers from 2021-07-06T23:48:46
Fictionalising recent history (part 1): Scottish crime fiction author Alan Parks & Irish writer Eamon Somers tell We'd Like A Word presenters Paul Waters and Stevyn Colgan about how they set their ...
Listen29. Fictionalising recent history (part 2): Alan Parks & Eamon Somers from 2021-07-06T23:45:51
Fictionalising recent history (part 2): Scottish crime fiction author Alan Parks & Irish writer Eamon Somers tell We'd Like A Word presenters Paul Waters and Stevyn Colgan about how they set their ...
Listen28. Fictionalising recent history (part 3): Alan Parks & Eamon Somers from 2021-07-06T23:43:58
Fictionalising recent history (part 3): Scottish crime fiction author Alan Parks & Irish writer Eamon Somers tell We'd Like A Word presenters Paul Waters and Stevyn Colgan about how they set their ...
Listen27. Becoming a children's author (part 1): Julia Donaldson & Ted Chaplin from 2021-06-22T23:57:33
Becoming a children's author and illustrator (part 1): The legendary children's author Julia Donaldson & new children's author and illustrator Ted Chaplin talk to We'd Like A Word presenters...
Listen26. Becoming a children's author (part 2): Julia Donaldson & Ted Chaplin from 2021-06-22T23:55:58
Becoming a children's author and illustrator (part 2): The legendary children's author Julia Donaldson & new children's author and illustrator Ted Chaplin talk to We'd Like A Word presenters...
Listen25. Becoming a children's author (part 3): Julia Donaldson & Ted Chaplin from 2021-06-22T23:53:44
Becoming a children's author and illustrator (part 3): The legendary children's author Julia Donaldson & new children's author and illustrator Ted Chaplin talk to We'd Like A Word presenters...
Listen24. Writing Memoirs (part 1) Farah Bashir & Auriel Roe from 2021-05-26T08:09:28
Writing Memoirs (part 1): Farah Bashir & Auriel Roe talk to We'd Like A Word presenters Paul Waters and Stevyn Colgan about what makes a good memoir. Farah Bashir's new book, Rumours of Spring, is ...
Listen23. Writing Memoirs (part 2) Farah Bashir & Auriel Roe from 2021-05-26T08:08:30
Writing Memoirs (part 2): Farah Bashir & Auriel Roe talk to We'd Like A Word presenters Paul Waters and Stevyn Colgan about what makes a good memoir. Farah Bashir's new book, Rumours of Spring, is ...
Listen22. Writing Memoirs (part 3) Farah Bashir & Auriel Roe from 2021-05-26T08:08:16
Writing Memoirs (part 3): Farah Bashir & Auriel Roe talk to We'd Like A Word presenters Paul Waters and Stevyn Colgan about what makes a good memoir. Farah Bashir's new book, Rumours of Spring, is ...
Listen21. Writers Weekend festival (part 1) with Reshma Ruia, John Baker, Adrienne Dines & Sara Gangai from 2021-04-14T01:12:11
Writers Weekend festival (part 1): Novelist & poet Reshma Ruia, literary agent John Baker of Bell Lomax Moreton, writing mentor Adrienne Dines & festival organiser Sara Gangai all talk t...
Listen20. Writers Weekend festival (part 2) with Reshma Ruia, John Baker, Adrienne Dines & Sara Gangai from 2021-04-14T01:09:46
Writers Weekend festival (part 2): Novelist & poet Reshma Ruia, literary agent John Baker of Bell Lomax Moreton, writing mentor Adrienne Dines & festival organiser Sara Gangai all talk t...
Listen19. Writers Weekend festival (part 3) with Reshma Ruia, John Baker, Adrienne Dines & Sara Gangai from 2021-04-14T01:06:38
Writers Weekend festival (part 3): Novelist & poet Reshma Ruia, literary agent John Baker of Bell Lomax Moreton, writing mentor Adrienne Dines & festival organiser Sara Gangai all talk t...
Listen18. Literary agents (part 1) Piers Blofeld & James Wills from 2021-03-30T21:58:42
Literary agents (part 1): Piers Blofeld of Sheil Land & James Wills, managing director of Watson Little discuss with We'd Like A Word presenters, Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan, how to get ...
Listen17. Literary agents (part 2) Piers Blofeld & James Wills from 2021-03-30T21:57:29
Literary agents (part 2): Piers Blofeld of Sheil Land & James Wills, managing director of Watson Little discuss with We'd Like A Word presenters, Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan, how to get ...
Listen16. Literary agents (part 3) Piers Blofeld & James Wills from 2021-03-30T21:56:26
Literary agents (part 3): Piers Blofeld of Sheil Land & James Wills, managing director of Watson Little discuss with We'd Like A Word presenters, Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan, how to get ...
Listen15. YA young adult books (part 1) with Sarwat Chadda & Shiulie Ghosh from 2021-03-17T09:32:07
YA young adult books (part 1) with Sarwat Chadda & Shiulie Ghosh: Sarwat & Shiulie discuss with We'd Like A Word presenters, Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan, how to write & market YA...
Listen14. YA young adult books (part 2) with Sarwat Chadda & Shiulie Ghosh from 2021-03-17T09:30:36
YA young adult books (part 2) with Sarwat Chadda & Shiulie Ghosh: Sarwat & Shiulie discuss with We'd Like A Word presenters, Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan, how to write & market YA...
Listen13. YA young adult books (part 3) with Sarwat Chadda & Shiulie Ghosh from 2021-03-17T09:28:52
YA young adult books (part 3) with Sarwat Chadda & Shiulie Ghosh: Sarwat & Shiulie discuss with We'd Like A Word presenters, Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan, how to write & market YA...
Listen12. Fantasy & world building (part 1) with Elizabeth Knox & Stephanie Bretherton from 2021-03-02T23:05:54
Lessons in fantasy & world building (part 1) from Elizabeth Knox & Stephanie Bretherton: They discuss with We'd Like A Word presenters, Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan, how to construct ...
Listen11. Fantasy & world building (part 2) with Elizabeth Knox & Stephanie Bretherton from 2021-03-02T23:04:51
Lessons in fantasy & world building (part 2) from Elizabeth Knox & Stephanie Bretherton: They discuss with We'd Like A Word presenters, Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan, how to construct ...
Listen10. Fantasy & world building (part 3) with Elizabeth Knox & Stephanie Bretherton from 2021-03-02T23:02:42
Lessons in fantasy & world building (part 3) from Elizabeth Knox & Stephanie Bretherton: They discuss with We'd Like A Word presenters, Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan, how to construct ...
Listen9. New Northern Ireland crime fiction (part 1): Simon Maltman, James Murphy & David Torrans of No Alibis from 2021-02-17T08:03:19
New Northern Ireland crime fiction (part 1) with authors Simon Maltman & James Murphy, & bookseller & publisher David Torrans: They discuss with We’d Like A Word presenters Paul Wate...
Listen8. New Northern Ireland crime fiction (part 2): Simon Maltman, James Murphy & David Torrans of No Alibis from 2021-02-17T08:02:44
New Northern Ireland crime fiction (part 2) with authors Simon Maltman & James Murphy, & bookseller & publisher David Torrans: They discuss with We’d Like A Word presenters Paul Wate...
Listen7. New Northern Ireland crime fiction (part 3): Simon Maltman, James Murphy & David Torrans of No Alibis from 2021-02-17T08:02:19
New Northern Ireland crime fiction (part 3) with authors Simon Maltman & James Murphy, & bookseller & publisher David Torrans: They discuss with We’d Like A Word presenters Paul Wate...
Listen6. Meet the publishers (part 1) - Karen Sullivan of Orenda & Miranda Jewess of Viper/Profile from 2021-02-02T19:52:41
Meet the Publishers (Part 1) with Karen Sullivan & Miranda Jewess: Karen, owner & publisher of Orenda Books, and Miranda, senior commissioning editor & so-called Viper Nest Mom...
Listen5. Meet the publishers (part 2) - Karen Sullivan of Orenda & Miranda Jewess of Viper/Profile from 2021-02-02T19:50:45
Meet the Publishers (Part 2) with Karen Sullivan & Miranda Jewess: Karen, owner & publisher of Orenda Books, and Miranda, senior commissioning editor & so-called Viper Nest Mom...
Listen4. Meet the publishers (part 3) - Karen Sullivan of Orenda & Miranda Jewess of Viper/Profile from 2021-02-02T19:48:30
Meet the Publishers (Part 3) with Karen Sullivan & Miranda Jewess: Karen, owner & publisher of Orenda Books, and Miranda, senior commissioning editor & so-called Viper Nest Mom...
Listen3. Audiobooks (Part 1) with Natalie Chisholm, Caroline Lennon & Patrick Moy from 2021-01-19T12:25:49
Audiobooks (Part 1) with Caroline Lennon, Patrick Moy & Natalie Chisholm: Caroline (who played Siobhan Hathaway in The Archers on BBC Radio 4), Patrick and Natalie, all audiobook narra...
Listen2. Audiobooks (Part 2) with Patrick Moy, Caroline Lennon & Natalie Chisholm from 2021-01-19T12:24:32
Audiobooks (Part 2) with Patrick Moy, Caroline Lennon & Natalie Chisholm: Caroline (who played Siobhan Hathaway in The Archers on BBC Radio 4), Patrick and Natalie, all audiobook narra...
Listen1. Audiobooks (Part 3) with Caroline Lennon, Patrick Moy & Natalie Chisholm from 2021-01-19T12:23:12
Audiobooks (Part 3) with Caroline Lennon, Patrick Moy & Natalie Chisholm: Caroline (who played Siobhan Hathaway in The Archers on BBC Radio 4), Patrick and Natalie, all audiobook narra...
Listen65. Editing books (Part 1) with Russel D Mclean & Linda Nagle (NB: includes swearing) from 2020-08-05T12:42:53
Editing books (Part 1) with Russel D McLean & Linda Nagle: Russel and Linda, both editors, both writers, reveal to We’d Like A Word presenters Paul Waters and Stevyn C...
Listen64. Editing books (Part 2) with Russel D McLean & Linda Nagle (NB: includes swearing) from 2020-08-05T12:41:15
Editing books (Part 2) with Russel D McLean & Linda Nagle: Russel and Linda, both editors, both writers, reveal to We’d Like A Word presenters Paul Waters and Stevyn C...
Listen63. Editing books (Part 3) with Russel D McLean & Linda Nagle (NB: includes swearing) from 2020-08-05T12:39:04
Editing books (Part 3) with Russel D McLean & Linda Nagle: Russel and Linda, both editors, both writers, reveal to We’d Like A Word presenters Paul Waters and Stevyn C...
Listen62. Stephanie Scott, writing across genres (Part 1) author of what’s left of me is yours from 2020-07-15T16:35:26
Stephanie Scott, writing across genres (Part 1): Stephanie, winner of too many awards to mention (see our website www.wedlikeaword.com), tells We’d Like A Word presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colga...
Listen61. Stephanie Scott, writing across genres (Part 2) author of what’s left of me is yours from 2020-07-15T16:26:05
Stephanie Scott, writing across genres (Part 2): Stephanie, winner of too many awards to mention (see our website www.wedlikeaword.com), tells We’d Like A Word presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colga...
Listen60. Stephanie Scott, writing across genres (Part 3) author of what’s left of me is yours from 2020-07-15T16:23:59
Stephanie Scott, writing across genres (Part 3): Stephanie, winner of too many awards to mention (see our website www.wedlikeaword.com), tells We’d Like A Word presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colga...
Listen59. Kritika Pandey winner of 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize (Part 1) from 2020-07-01T16:36:29
World-beating short stories (Part 1): Kritika Pandey, winner of the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, tells We’d Like A Word presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan what makes a good short story ...
Listen58. Kritika Pandey winner of 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize (Part 2) from 2020-07-01T16:34:13
World-beating short stories (Part 2): Kritika Pandey, winner of the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, tells We’d Like A Word presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan what makes a good short story ...
Listen57. Kritika Pandey winner of 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize (Part 3) from 2020-07-01T16:31:38
World-beating short stories (Part 3): Kritika Pandey, winner of the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, tells We’d Like A Word presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan what makes a good short story ...
Listen56. How trauma shapes story (part 1): Author Geoff Gudgion & General Sir Peter Wall of Combat Stress from 2020-06-17T18:57:01
How trauma shapes your story (Part 1): Geoff Gudgion, author of Draca (just published) & Saxon’s Bane, & General Sir Peter Wall, former Head of the General Staff & President of Combat Stress discus...
Listen55. How trauma shapes story (part 2): Author Geoff Gudgion & General Sir Peter Wall of Combat Stress from 2020-06-17T18:54:40
How trauma shapes your story (Part 2): Geoff Gudgion, author of Draca (just published) & Saxon’s Bane, & General Sir Peter Wall, former Head of the General Staff & President of Combat Stress discus...
Listen54. How trauma shapes story (part 3): Author Geoff Gudgion & General Sir Peter Wall of Combat Stress from 2020-06-17T18:50:22
How trauma shapes your story (Part 3): Geoff Gudgion, author of Draca (just published) & Saxon’s Bane, & General Sir Peter Wall, former Head of the General Staff & President of Combat Stress discus...
Listen53. Dougie Brimson (part 1) of Green Street movie on barriers to working class authors. from 2020-06-03T22:56:13
Working class writers Part 1: Dougie Brimson tells We’d Like A Word presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about his latest thriller In The Know (published by Caffeine Nights) & about the barriers ...
Listen52. Dougie Brimson (part 2) of Green Street movie on barriers to working class authors. from 2020-06-03T22:53:48
Working class writers Part 2: Dougie Brimson tells We’d Like A Word presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about his latest thriller In The Know (published by Caffeine Nights) & about the barriers ...
Listen51. Dougie Brimson (part 3) of Green Street movie on barriers to working class authors. from 2020-06-03T22:45:53
Working class writers Part 3: Dougie Brimson tells We’d Like A Word presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about his latest thriller In The Know (published by Caffeine Nights) & about the barriers ...
Listen50. James Bond 007 (part 1) with John Rain of Smershpod & Thunderbook (+ War of the Worlds) from 2020-05-20T00:31:29
James Bond Part 1: John Rain tells We’d Like A Word presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan the secrets behind the Bond films. He loves the Bond movies so much, he makes a podcast about them - Smers...
Listen49. James Bond 007 (part 2) with John Rain of Smershpod & Thunderbook (+ War of the Worlds) from 2020-05-20T00:29:44
James Bond Part 2: John Rain tells We’d Like A Word presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan the secrets behind the Bond films. He loves the Bond movies so much, he makes a podcast about them - Smers...
Listen48. James Bond 007 (part 3) with John Rain of Smershpod & Thunderbook (+ War of the Worlds) from 2020-05-20T00:27:33
James Bond Part 3: John Rain tells We’d Like A Word presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan the secrets behind the Bond films. He loves the Bond movies so much, he makes a podcast about them - Smers...
Listen47. Romcoms (Part 1) Mary Jayne Baker, Lisa Swift & Sue Clark + comedy from 2020-05-07T02:31:37
Part 1: Mary Jayne Baker & Lisa Swift are the pen names of Lisa Firth, the award-winning romantic comedy novelist from Yorkshire. She’s the author of A Question of Us, A Bicycle Made For Two & The ...
Listen46. Romcoms (Part 2) Mary Jayne Baker, Lisa Swift & Sue Clark + comedy from 2020-05-07T02:29:36
Part 2: Mary Jayne Baker & Lisa Swift are the pen names of Lisa Firth, the award-winning romantic comedy novelist from Yorkshire. She’s the author of A Question of Us, A Bicycle Made For Two & The ...
Listen45. Romcoms (Part 3) Mary Jayne Baker, Lisa Swift & Sue Clark + comedy from 2020-05-07T02:28
Part 3: Mary Jayne Baker & Lisa Swift are the pen names of Lisa Firth, the award-winning romantic comedy novelist from Yorkshire. She’s the author of A Question of Us, A Bicycle Made For Two & The ...
Listen44. Taylor Brown (part 1) on writing a sense of place + Robin Ince on bookshops from 2020-04-22T16:00:42
Part 1: Taylor Brown is the author of Pride of Eden and previous novels Fallen Land, The River of Kings and Gods of Howl Mountain. He’s also big into big motorbikes. He joins us from Savannah, Geor...
Listen43. Taylor Brown (part 2) on writing a sense of place + Robin Ince on bookshops from 2020-04-22T15:57:40
Part 2: Taylor Brown is the author of Pride of Eden and previous novels Fallen Land, The River of Kings and Gods of Howl Mountain. He’s also big into big motorbikes. He joins us from Savannah, Geor...
Listen42. Taylor Brown (part 3) on writing a sense of place + Robin Ince on bookshops from 2020-04-22T15:53:32
Part 3: Taylor Brown is the author of Pride of Eden and previous novels Fallen Land, The River of Kings and Gods of Howl Mountain. He’s also big into big motorbikes. He joins us from Savannah, Geor...
Listen41. Book launches (Part 1) with Tony Kent & Judith O’Reilly in times of coronavirus + back stories from 2020-04-08T08:44:18
Part 1: Tony Kent is the author of Power Play and the previous two exciting thrillers featuring Michael Devlin and Joe Dempsey, Killer Intent and Marked for Death. He’s also a leading criminal barr...
Listen40. Book launches (Part 2) hit by coronavirus & back stories with Tony Kent & Judith O’Reilly from 2020-04-08T08:42:54
Part 2: Tony Kent is the author of Power Play and the previous two exciting thrillers featuring Michael Devlin and Joe Dempsey, Killer Intent and Marked for Death. He’s also a leading criminal barr...
Listen39. Book launches (Part 3) with Tony Kent, Judith O’Reilly & Ben Churchill of Waterstones Wycombe from 2020-04-08T08:41:23
Part 3: Tony Kent is the author of Power Play and the previous two exciting thrillers featuring Michael Devlin and Joe Dempsey, Killer Intent and Marked for Death. He’s also a leading criminal barr...
Listen38. Self help books (part 1) with Daniel Fryer & John Williams & The Book House in Thame. (swearing) from 2020-03-24T22:14:56
Part 1: Daniel Fryer, author of The Four Thoughts That F*ck You Up, & John Williams, the author of Screw Work Let’s Play & Screw Work Break Free, reveal all about self help books to presenters Paul...
Listen37. Self help books (part 2) with Daniel Fryer & John Williams & The Book House in Thame. (Swearing) from 2020-03-24T22:13:35
Part 1: Daniel Fryer, author of The Four Thoughts That F*ck You Up, & John Williams, the author of Screw Work Let’s Play & Screw Work Break Free, reveal all about self help books to presenters Paul...
Listen36. Self help books (part 3) with Daniel Fryer & John Williams & The Book House in Thame. (Swearing) from 2020-03-24T22:12:08
Part 1: Daniel Fryer, author of The Four Thoughts That F*ck You Up, & John Williams, the author of Screw Work Let’s Play & Screw Work Break Free, reveal all about self help books to presenters Paul...
Listen35. Serena Patel (part 1), author of Anisha Accidental Detective, on writing for children. + Daunts from 2020-03-11T07:04:06
Part 1: Serena Patel, author of Anisha Accidental Detective tells presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about writing for children. She also reads from her debut book & talks about her childhood e...
Listen34. Children’s author Serena Patel (part 2) on bullying, racism & inspirational mentors. from 2020-03-11T07:00:32
Part 2: Serena Patel, author of Anisha Accidental Detective tells presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about writing for children. She also reads from her debut book & talks about her childhood e...
Listen33. Serena Patel (Part 3) writing for children, Fritha Lindqvist book promoter, Rose at Daunt Books from 2020-03-11T06:58:11
Part 3: Serena Patel, author of Anisha Accidental Detective tells presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about writing for children. She also reads from her debut book & talks about her childhood e...
Listen32. Comics (part 1) with David Leach, Joel Meadows & the Little Bookshop Cookham from 2020-02-27T00:45:02
Comics writer, drawer & editor David Leach of Titan Comics & creator of Psycho Gran talks to presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about the comic strips he’s been involved with Including Henry’s ...
Listen31. Comics (part 2) with David Leach, Joel Meadows & the Little Bookshop Cookham from 2020-02-27T00:43:57
Comics writer, drawer & editor David Leach of Titan Comics & creator of Psycho Gran talks to presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about the comic strips he’s been involved with Including Henry’s ...
Listen30. Comics (part 3) with David Leach, Joel Meadows & the Little Bookshop Cookham from 2020-02-27T00:42:54
Comics writer, drawer & editor David Leach of Titan Comics & creator of Psycho Gran talks to presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about the comic strips he’s been involved with Including Henry’s ...
Listen29. Spoken word poet Isi the Scribe (Part 1) zoology & writing & performing poetry. from 2020-02-11T22:10:57
Spoken word poet Isi the Scribe wows presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan with his 24 hour bespoke poetry challenge, tales of London Zoo, poetry performances, critiques of listeners poetry & insi...
Listen28. Spoken word poet Isi the Scribe (Part 2) zoology & writing & performing poetry. from 2020-02-11T22:08:59
Spoken word poet Isi the Scribe wows presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan with his 24 hour bespoke poetry challenge, tales of London Zoo, poetry performances, critiques of listeners poetry & insi...
Listen27. Spoken word poet Isi the Scribe (Part 3) on zoology & writing & performing poetry. from 2020-02-11T22:07:31
Spoken word poet Isi the Scribe wows presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan with his 24 hour bespoke poetry challenge, tales of London Zoo, poetry performances, critiques of listeners poetry & insi...
Listen26. Comedy writer Joel Morris (part 1) on how to be funny - books, TV, films, podcasts. Has swearing from 2020-01-29T09:33:28
Award-winning comedy writer Joel Morris reveals to presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan how he writes funny - (contains swearing) - the script for the Paddington films; the adult Ladybird books (...
Listen25. Comedy writer Joel Morris (part 2) on how to be funny - books, TV, films, podcasts. Has swearing from 2020-01-29T09:31:47
Award-winning comedy writer Joel Morris reveals to presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan how he writes funny - (contains swearing) - the script for the Paddington films; the adult Ladybird books (...
Listen24. Comedy writer Joel Morris (part 3) on how to be funny - books, TV, films, podcasts. Has swearing from 2020-01-29T09:29:46
Award-winning comedy writer Joel Morris reveals to presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan how he writes funny - (contains swearing) - the script for the Paddington films; the adult Ladybird books (...
Listen23. Thriller writer Peter May (Part 3 of 3) on being hired as a private detective by giant geckos from 2020-01-15T17:18:19
Bestselling author Peter May speaks to presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan over 3 parts in this edition of We’d Like A Word. It’s an experiment to see if it’s easier for you to listen to 3 separ...
Listen22. Peter May (Part 2 of 3) on running away, a sense of place & A Silent Death from 2020-01-15T17:15:04
Bestselling author Peter May speaks to presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan over 3 parts in this edition of We’d Like A Word. It’s an experiment to see if it’s easier for you to listen to 3 separ...
Listen21. Peter May (Part One) on creating a sense of place, giant Geckos & Usher Syndrome from 2020-01-15T17:10:52
Bestselling author Peter May speaks to presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan over 3 parts in this edition of We’d Like A Word. It’s an experiment to see if it’s easier for you to listen to 3 separ...
Listen20. Cole Moreton on writing words & music for The Light Keeper, his novel & album. from 2020-01-01T18:00:11
Cole Moreton plays, sings, writes & talks about his new book & album The Light Keeper. The award-winning newspaper interviewer tells We’d Like A Word presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about ho...
Listen19. Alec Marsh & Eoin McNamee on writing the past for the present from 2019-12-18T23:25:06
Alec Marsh, author of Rule Britannia & the arriving someday Enemy of the Raj - and - Eoin McNamee, author of The Blue Tango & many others, talk to presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about writi...
Listen18. Asia MacKay & Brian McGilloway on borders & boundaries in fiction, life, people and countries. from 2019-12-05T13:45:49
Asia MacKay, the author of Killing It & The Nursery, featuring British state assassin & new mum Lex Tyler juggling her home & secret life, tells presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan how she guard...
Listen17. Self-publishing, sex scenes & gay sci-fi with Jake O’Kelly & Andrew Chapman from 2019-11-21T14:08:47
Jake O’Kelly, the author of The Smell of Good Decisions (his love letter to his adopted hometown San Francisco), who is currently at Mozilla (Firefox) & used to be head of publicity for Amazon Publ...
Listen16. Censorship - with American thriller writer Alan Drew, author of Gardens of Water & Shadow Man. from 2019-11-07T11:19:55
Alan Drew, the author of Gardens of Water (set in Istanbul during an earthquake) and Shadow Man (a California prowler murder thriller), chats with presenters Paul Waters and Stevyn Colgan about cen...
Listen15. The BBC’s Alison Finch on how to get your book on to Radio 4, 3 & the World Service. from 2019-10-23T18:35:38
Alison Finch is the book planning producer (aka “books bitch” says she) for an array of BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 3 and BBC World Service programmes. Which ones? She reveals all to presenters Paul Wat...
Listen14. Matt Wesolowski & Adrian McKinty on kidnapping thrillers. from 2019-10-09T15:10:18
Matt Wesolowski author of Changeling & Adrian McKinty author of The Chain - two innovative kidnapping stories - discuss plot twists, saving stories till the time is right, unconventional storytelli...
Listen13. Angela McMahon book publicist to the stars, on how to get YOUR book seen. from 2019-09-25T23:07:08
Angela McMahon of Flow Communications, organiser of the Noireland crime fiction festival in Belfast and book publicist to the stars. In this episode she tells Paul Waters and Stevyn Colgan how to g...
Listen12. Helen Cullen asks whether “up lit” is really so feel-good? from 2019-09-11T21:38:28
Helen Cullen’s book The Lost Letters of William Woolf is charming, moving, quirky & possessed of great lists. It’s been described as “up lit”, but does that trivialise writing which has the power m...
Listen11. Dr Erica McAlister & science writing for dummies from 2019-08-29T00:25:21
Dr Erica McAlister on how to make science writing accessible and engaging without dumbing down. In this episode Stevyn Colgan and Paul Waters chat with Erica McAlister, the author of the award-winn...
Listen10. The Italian Job: Aidan Conway in Rome & Puglia fan Richard Walmsley talk writing set in Italy from 2019-08-15T09:53:23
Aidan Conway on writing about Italy - with fellow Italophile author Richard Walmsley chipping in. In this episode Paul Waters and Stevyn Colgan Chat with Rome-based thriller writer Aidan Conway abo...
Listen9. Denise Mina on high art v low art & much more. from 2019-08-01T11:11:36
Denise Mina on high art versus low art. In this episode Paul Waters and Stevyn Colgan Chat with Scottish crime fiction royalty Denise Mina about novels and graphic novels, true crime and why the tr...
Listen8. Jamie Cawley on history and belief from 2019-07-17T22:18:30
Jamie Cawley on history and belief. In this episode Paul Waters and Stevyn Colgan Chat with historian and philosopher Jamie Cawley about his new and iconoclastic take on history and religion. Jamie...
Listen7. Gerard Brennan on rioters and writers with Adrian McKinty from 2019-07-03T20:55:50
Writers and Rioters. In this episode Paul Waters and Stevyn Colgan hear from authors Gerard Brennan and Adrian McKinty about the art of writing violence. And they discuss their own experiences - as...
Listen6. Belinda Bauer says victims are more interesting than murderers, on We’d Like A Word from 2019-06-19T18:51:16
Belinda Bauer says victims are more interesting than murderers on We’d Like A Word. In this episode Paul Waters and Stevyn Colgan meet award winning author Belinda Bauer who says the voices of vict...
Listen5. A Small Odditorium feat. Dr David Bramwell from 2019-06-05T19:55:40
‘A small Odditorium’ feat. Dr David Bramwell. In this episode Paul Waters and Stevyn Colgan meet author, musician, truth-seeker, Utopian and all round oddfellow Dr David Bramwell. Among the topics ...
Listen4. Anthony Horowitz on life after death from 2019-05-22T23:52:03
Anthony Horowitz talks about giving new life to characters after their original authors have died. He does it with Ian Fleming’s James Bond - 2 continuation novels Trigger Mortis & now in paperback...
Listen3. Graham Norton - Can celebrities write good fiction? from 2019-05-08T13:54:49
Graham Norton - comedian, TV star and Father Ted legend - talks to us about his other life as an author. But do celebrities famous for something entirely different make good writers? Are their book...
Listen2. Will Dean - the author leading the British invasion into Scandi Noir / Nordic Noir from 2019-04-01T21:49:23
Is Scandi Noir still Scandi Noir if a British author is writing it? Will Dean has gone a long way to immerse himself in Nordic Noir culture, even building a house in the middle of a Swedish fore...
Listen1. Words from writers, readers, books, poets, songs, films - We'd Like A Word from Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan. from 2019-03-30T18:24:53
This is a brief introduction to the We'd Like A Word podcast and radio show from Paul Waters and Stevyn Colgan. We talk with writers, readers, celebrities, talkers, poets about books, songs, lyrics...
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