2015 Man Booker Prize Podcast - The shortlist

In episode five of the Man Booker Podcast series, we celebrate the recently announced 2015 shortlist.Host Joe Haddow catches up with two of the 2015 Man Booker Prize judges, Ellah Allfrey and John Burnside, to find out more about the six books that have made the cut.Then it's into central London for a visit to the bookies with writer and broadcaster Rick Edwards, to have flutter on the shortlisted books and chat to William Hill's bookmaker extraordinaire Graham Sharpe about making the odds.In this bumper shortlist episode, Joe also chats to Man Group's CEO Manny Roman, on supporting the prize and his literary influences before joining former winner much-loved author Dame Penelope Lively at home, as she talks about what it was like to win the prize 28 years ago, in 1987, with Moon Tiger.This is the latest in the Man Booker Prize Podcast series, an exciting look at the very best from the world of books.Join the conversation at @ManBookerPrize and #FinestFiction.**Gambling is very risky and careless gambling can result in the loss of substantial sums of money. For further information on responsible gambling, or if you think you may have a gambling problem, please click here (http://www.gamcare.org.uk/) or here (https://www.gamblingtherapy.org/)Underage gambling is an offence.