Lucy Popescu Presents

Christina Lamb's latest book, Our Bodies, Their Battlefield, gives voice to women in conflict across four continents, exposing how rape is used by armies, terrorists and militias as a weapon to humiliate, terrify and carry out ethnic cleansing. Though rape was formalised as an international war crime in 1919, the International Criminal Court has convicted no one. This startling book calls on us to listen and to act against this, the world’s most neglected war crime.  One of Britain’s leading foreign correspondents, Lamb has reported from most of the world’s hotspots since she was named Young Journalist of the Year in 1989 for her coverage of mujaheddin fighting Soviet forces in Afghanistan. Since then she has won 14 major awards including Europe’s top war reporting prize, the Prix Bayeux. She was made an OBE in 2013 and is an honorary fellow of University College, Oxford.   ‘A wake-up call... These women’s stories will make you weep and rage.’ – Amal Clooney

Drawing on her heritage, Caroline Haastrup-Baptiste's short story is inspired by her visit to Nigeria.

Inspired by A.A. Gill's Uncle Dysfunctional, David Goodfellow's Guru Bob is openly insane and proud. On his radio show he dispenses medium-rare wisdom and tough crazy love, whether you like it or not...

Guru Bob is read by Peter Knupffer.

Lucy interviews Tim Finch about his latest novel. 

In Peace Talks, a Norwegian diplomat is coming to terms with the loss of his English wife, while chairing high profile talks in a mountain resort in Austria. As he facilitates sessions between the two ‘warring’ sides, Edvard reflects on his past with Anna and tries to find some inner calm.

Caroline wrote this short piece in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lucy Popescu’s TEDx talk focuses on the power of words, free expression and the experiences of refugees. Her aim is to encourage empathy for those forced to flee their homes and foster a better understanding of their plight. Lucy Popescu is a writer and editor with a background in human rights. She worked with the English Centre of PEN, the international association of writers, for over 20 years and is a volunteer writing mentor for refugees at Freedom from Torture. This talk was given at the Royal Geographical Society using the TED conference format but independently organized by the London Business School. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Nala is a snapshot of a child’s life and her collision with the adult world.

Georgia Johnson has attended several of Lucy’s writing courses.

This short story plays with uncomfortable realities of the modern world through the eye of a classical fairytale genre.  It received a commendation from the 15th Elmbridge Literary Competition, in 2020.