Douglas Adams

James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Douglas Adams about Hitchhiker's Guide.

• 60 mins

Isabel Allende

Author Isabel Allende discusses her novel The House of the Spirits with James Naughtie.

• 28 mins

Carol Shields

Pulitzer prize-winning author Carol Shields talks about her book Larry's Party.

• 28 mins

Charles Frazier - Cold Mountain

Author Charles Frazier discusses his bestseller Cold Mountain with James Naughtie.

• 28 mins

Philip Pullman

Philip Pullman discusses his fantasy novel Northern Lights with James Naughtie.

• 28 mins

Susan Hill

James Naughtie discusses the novel In The Springtime Of The Year with author Susan Hill.

• 28 mins

Anita Desai

James Naughtie discusses the novel Fasting, Feasting with its author, Anita Desai.

• 28 mins

Anthony Beevor

James Naughtie and readers discuss Antony Beevor's Stalingrad with the author.

• 28 mins

Joanna Trollope

Joanna Trollope talks about her novel Other People's Children.

• 28 mins

Ian McEwan - Enduring Love

Ian McEwan discusses his tale of stalking, science and psychology, ‘Enduring Love’.

• 28 mins

Geoffrey Chaucer

James Naughtie discusses The Miller's Tale from The Canterbury Tales with Dr Ruth Evans.

• 28 mins

Graham Swift

James Naughtie meets Booker-prize winning novelist Graham Swift to talk about Waterland.

• 28 mins

Tony Parsons

Tony Parsons discusses his book Man and Boy, with the reading circle of HMP Coldingley.

• 28 mins

Penelope Lively

James Naughtie talks to Penelope Lively about her Booker Prize winning novel Moon Tiger.

• 28 mins

Joe Simpson

James Naughtie talks to mountaineer Joe Simpson about his book Touching the Void.

• 28 mins

Margaret Drabble

James Naughtie talks to Margaret Drabble about her novel The Witch of Exmoor.

• 28 mins

James Ellroy - The Black Dahlia

James Naughtie and author James Ellroy discuss Ellroy's thriller noir, The Black Dahlia.

• 28 mins

Annie Proulx - The Shipping News

Annie Proulx talks about her novel of life in far-flung Newfoundland, The Shipping News.

• 28 mins

Amy Tan - The Kitchen God's Wife

James Naughtie talks to Chinese-American writer Amy Tan about The Kitchen God's Wife.

• 28 mins

Martin Amis

Martin Amis discusses his acclaimed novel London Fields with James Naughtie.

• 28 mins

Doris Lessing

James Naughtie talks to the Nobel Prize-winner Doris Lessing about The Grass is Singing.

• 28 mins

Wendy Cope

James Naughtie looks at the work of Wendy Cope, one of Britain's most popular poets.

• 28 mins

Helen Dunmore

James Naughtie meets novelist Helen Dunmore to discuss her novel Talking to the Dead.

• 28 mins

Nick Hornby

James Naughtie and a studio audience meet novelist Nick Hornby to discuss About A Boy.

• 28 mins

Ian Rankin

James Naughtie talks to Ian Rankin about his books: Knots and Crosses and The Falls.

• 28 mins

J G Ballard

James Naughtie talks to J G Ballard about his classic war novel Empire of the Sun.

• 28 mins

Rose Tremain

James Naughtie meets Rose Tremain to discuss her novel Music and Silence.

• 28 mins

Kazuo Ishiguro

A group of readers, James Naughtie and Kazuo Ishiguro discuss The Remains of The Day.

• 28 mins

Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day

James Naughtie talks to Kazuo Ishiguro about his novel detailing a butler's life.

• 30 mins

Mario Vargas Llosa

Mario Vargas Llosa talks about his novel Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter.

• 28 mins