Muriel Spark

James Naughtie is joined by Muriel Spark to discuss The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

• 28 mins

Paul Auster - New York Trilogy

James Naughtie is joined by author Paul Auster.

• 28 mins

Will Self

James Naughtie is joined by Will Self to discuss his novel How The Dead Live.

• 28 mins

Pat Barker

Booker prize winner Pat Barker joins James Naughtie to discuss her novel Regeneration.

• 28 mins

Carol Ann Duffy

James Naughtie's guest is Carol Ann Duffy, one of the most widely read British poets.

• 28 mins

Zadie Smith

James Naughtie talks to Zadie Smith about the impact of her novel White Teeth.

• 28 mins

Bill Bryson

James Naughtie talks to Bill Bryson about his book A Short History of Nearly Everything

• 28 mins

Stephen Fry

James Naughtie is joined by Stephen Fry to discuss his novel, The Hippopotamus

• 28 mins

Richard Ford

James Naughtie is joined by Richard Ford to discuss his novel, Independence Day.

• 28 mins

Andrea Levy

Andrea Levy joins readers to discuss her novel Small Island.

• 28 mins

Sue Townsend

James Naughtie is joined by Sue Townsend to discuss her comic creation Adrian Mole.

• 28 mins

Oliver Sacks

James Naughtie talks to Dr Oliver Sacks about The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat.

• 28 mins

Michael Dibdin

James Naughtie talks to crime writer Michael Dibdin in front of a group of readers.

• 28 mins

Alain-Fournier

James Naughtie and poet Michele Roberts discuss Alain-Fournier's Le Grand Meaulnes.

• 28 mins

Hanif Kureishi

James Naughtie is joined by Hanif Kureishi to discuss his book The Buddha of Suburbia.

• 28 mins

Antonia Fraser

James Naughtie is joined by Antonia Fraser to discuss her book The Gunpowder Plot.

• 28 mins

Joyce Carol Oates

American writer Joyce Carol Oates joins readers to discuss We Were the Mulvaneys.

• 28 mins

George Macdonald Fraser

James Naughtie is joined by George Macdonald Fraser to talk about his Flashman books.

• 28 mins

P J O'Rourke

James Naughtie is joined by American satirist P J O'Rourke to discuss Holidays in Hell.

• 28 mins

Lionel Shriver - We Need to Talk About Kevin

Lionel Shriver joins James Naughtie to discuss her novel We Need to Talk About Kevin.

• 28 mins

Malorie Blackman

Malorie Blackman joins James Naughtie and readers to discuss Noughts and Crosses.

• 28 mins

Ali Smith

James Naughtie is joined by novelist Ali Smith to talk about her book Hotel World

• 28 mins

Lindsey Davis

James Naughtie is joined by Lindsey Davis to discuss her thriller Time to Depart.

• 28 mins

John Berendt

James Naughtie talks to John Berendt about Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.

• 28 mins

Elmore Leonard

James Naughtie is joined by American crime writer Elmore Leonard.

• 28 mins

Matthew Kneale

James Naughtie talks to Matthew Kneale about his award winning book English Passengers.

• 28 mins

Jane Gardam

James Naughtie talks to Jane Gardam about her book Old Filth.

• 28 mins

Lewis Wolpert

Scientist Lewis Wolpert discusses his account of depression in Malignant Sadness.

• 28 mins

Salley Vickers

James Naughtie discusses Miss Garnet's Angel with its author Salley Vickers.

• 28 mins

Jonathan Franzen - The Corrections

The author Jonathan Franzen discusses his novel The Corrections.

• 28 mins