Val McDermid

Val McDermid joins readers to discuss The Mermaids Singing, the story of a serial killer.

• 30 mins

Alison Weir

Historian Alison Weir discusses her biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine with James Naughtie.

• 30 mins

Jonathan Coe

James Naughtie and an audience of readers talk to comic fiction author Jonathan Coe.

• 30 mins

Jodi Picoult

James Naughtie and an audience talk to Jodi Picoult about her novel My Sister's Keeper.

• 30 mins

David Mitchell

From the Hay Festival, James Naughtie and an audience of readers talk to David Mitchell.

• 30 mins

Germaine Greer

James Naughtie is joined by Germaine Greer to discuss her book The Female Eunuch.

• 30 mins

Colin Dexter

James Naughtie talks to Colin Dexter about The Remorseful Day, Inspector Morse's last case

• 30 mins

Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City

James Naughtie and an audience of readers discuss Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City.

• 30 mins

James Robertson

James Naughtie talks to James Robertson about his historical novel Joseph Knight.

• 30 mins

Barbara Kingsolver

James Naughtie and an audience discuss Barbara Kingsolver's novel The Poisonwood Bible.

• 30 mins

Thomas Keneally

James Naughtie and readers meet the 1982 Booker Prize winner Thomas Keneally.

• 30 mins

Alice Sebold

James Naughtie and readers meet Alice Sebold to discuss her debut novel The Lovely Bones.

• 30 mins

Sarah Dunant

James Naughtie and an audience discuss Sarah Dunant's erotic thriller The Birth of Venus.

• 30 mins

William Hague

James Naughtie talks to William Hague about his biography of William Pitt the Younger.

• 30 mins

Simon Armitage

Simon Armitage discusses his translation of the epic poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

• 30 mins

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie joins James Naughtie to talk about her novel Half of a Yellow Sun

• 30 mins

Jan Morris

Jan Morris joins James Naughtie and readers to talk about her portrait of Venice.

• 30 mins

Asne Seierstad

With James Naughtie. Norwegian author Asne Seierstad discusses The Bookseller of Kabul.

• 30 mins

Colm Toibin

Irish writer Colm Toibin joins James Naughtie and readers to discuss his novel The Master.

• 30 mins

Gore Vidal - Point to Point Navigation

James Naughtie talks to Gore Vidal, one of the great American men of letters.

• 30 mins

Michael Morpurgo

James Naughtie talks to Michael Morpurgo about his novel Alone on a Wide, Wide Sea.

• 30 mins

Fay Weldon

James Naughtie talks to Fay Weldon about her novel The Cloning of Joanna May.

• 30 mins

Amitav Ghosh

James Naughtie talks to the Indian writer Amitav Ghosh.

• 30 mins

Oliver James

James Naughtie talks to the psychologist Oliver James about 'affluenza'.

• 30 mins

Bernard Cornwell

James Naughtie talks to the novelist Bernard Cornwell.

• 30 mins

AL Kennedy

James Naughtie talks to the author and part-time stand-up comedian AL Kennedy.

• 30 mins

Andrew Motion

Andrew Motion talks to James Naughtie about his 10 years as Poet Laureate.

• 30 mins

Xiaolu Guo

James Naughtie and readers meet Chinese author Xiaolu Guo.

• 30 mins

Kate Grenville

Kate Grenville talks to James Naughtie about her novel The Secret River.

• 30 mins

Bernard MacLaverty

James Naughtie and readers meet Northern Irish writer Bernard MacLaverty.

• 30 mins