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

Michael Frayn

James Naughtie and a studio audience meet Michael Frayn to talk about Headlong.

• 28 mins

David Grossman

James Naughtie talks to David Grossman about his book See Under Love.

• 28 mins

Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou talks about volume one of her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

• 28 mins

William Dalrymple

Travel writer William Dalrymple talks about his book From the Holy Mountain.

• 28 mins

Barbara Vine 

Barbara Vine talks about her haunting novel A Dark Adapted Eye.

• 28 mins

Jacqueline Wilson

Jacqueline Wilson talks about her award-winning book the Illustrated Mum.

• 28 mins

Jilly Cooper

James Naughtie talks to bestselling author Jilly Cooper about her racy novel Polo.

• 28 mins

Alan Bennett

James Naughtie talks to the much-loved author Alan Bennett about his memoir Writing Home.

• 28 mins

Salman Rushdie

James Naughtie hosts a discussion with Salman Rushdie about his novel Midnight's Children.

• 28 mins

Salman Rushdie

Sir Salman Rushdie talks to James Naughtie about his Booker-winner Midnight's Children.

• 30 mins

William Trevor

William Trevor talks to James Naughtie about his short story collection After Rain.

• 28 mins

Beryl Bainbridge

Beryl Bainbridge talks about her novel An Awfully Big Adventure.

• 28 mins