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In this episode, Highly qualified and experienced Information specialist and Historian Graham Dominy chats with respected historian and author John Laband regarding his latest book The Boer Invasion of the Zulu Kingdom.

This invasion in 1837, of the Zulu kingdom by Boers migrating from the British Cape Colony, and the massacres, battles and civil war that ensued as the Zulu resisted the settlers was a critical moment in South African history.

Changing perceptions in a post-colonial world requires the reassessment of wars of colonial aggression, but there is no book in English that engages with the war between the Boers and Zulu in its entire context or takes the Zulu evidence into proper account.

This work attempts to do so.

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In this episode of Pagecast, co-producer Nicola Bruns interviews Bobby Palmer, the author of the enchanting debut novel Isaac and the Egg. This heartfelt tale explores themes of love, friendship, and resilience, following a young man's transformative journey into the woods on one of the worst mornings of his life.

Discover how he finds something that changes everything in this parable about learning to live again. With its imaginative narrative and profound messages, Isaac and the Egg is a story that resonates with everyone, reminding us that sometimes you must venture into the woods to find your way out.

Tune in for an inspiring conversation that will ignite your passion for storytelling!

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Join avid runner and school teacher Sean Robson as he sits down with renowned running coach Eric Orton to discuss "Born to Run 2: The Ultimate Training Guide".

This comprehensive guide empowers runners of all levels to tap into their inner strength and stamina, covering essential topics like nutrition, fitness, form, focus, footwear, fun, and family. Learn how to optimise your biomechanics, revamp your diet, heal injuries, adapt to healthier footwear, and prepare for your dream running challenge.

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CapeTalk's Pippa Hudson interviews Cariad Lloyd regarding her book 'You Are Not Alone'.

Inspired by her award-winning podcast, Griefcast; You Are Not Alone is Cariad Lloyd's frank, funny and compassionate exploration of grief.

When Cariad Lloyd lost her father at the age of fifteen, people didn't talk about death. Years later, when she created Griefcast, it started a conversation that people didn't realise they needed until it was there about one of the most significant events in a person's life: its end.

In You Are Not Alone, Cariad shares all that she has learned from Griefcast. She reflects on her own grief, the grief of others, and the psychology and science behind how our society deals with death and loss. Funeral thoughts, therapy, coping with anniversaries, bad friends, good friends, birthdays, weddings, missing them, not missing them - this is grief in all its sad, surprising, awkward, tender and sometimes funny forms.

You Are Not Alone is a road map for all of us: for anybody who has ever felt lost in grief, who would like to help someone they know through theirs, or who just wants to understand life a little better.

About Pippa Hudson

Pippa Hudson hosts the lunchtime show on radio station Cape Talk, which includes a mix of news and lifestyle content, from food, travel and parenting advice to health, legal, environmental and consumer content.

As avid reader, Hudson loves inviting authors to join her in the daily feature profile slot ‘On the Couch’ and in her weekly Book Club segment.

The show was a winner in 2019 of a Titanium Award for Best Health Media Coverage, and a Diageo Award. In 2020 Hudson was the recipient of the Petco media award for coverage of recycling, waste management and environmental issues. Her show has also been a finalist in the Best Daytime Show category at the annual Radio Awards, for the last 4 consecutive years (2018-2021 inclusive).

Co-producer of Pagecast, Nicola Bruns, chats with Dame Prue Leith regarding her latest cookbook, Bliss on Toast.

About the book:

What's more comforting and satisfying than toast? And if you top it with a few cleverly paired ingredients, it can be a full meal, not to mention pure bliss. These 75 recipes for things on toast will help you make quick, delicious and versatile meals year-round - for working-from-home lunches and cosy Sunday suppers, to light bites, indulgent treats or impressive canapes. Recipes include:

Avocado, summer tomatoes & tapenade rocket on olive bread

Bubble & squeak with hollandaise on fried bread

Falafel, edamame & red pepper hummus on flatbread

Grilled chicken tikka with yoghurt on naan

Smoked salmon, wasabi & avocado on granary bread

Bliss on Toast is as much a toolkit for quick fridge-raids as it is inspiration for seasonal delights. With 82 years' experience of good eating and 60 years of cooking, writing about and judging food, there is no-one who better knows what makes a meal bliss than Dame Prue Leith.

About Prue:

Prue’s varied career and achievements has seen her recently honoured with a Damehood. Known for revolutionising food and restaurants in London early in her career, she is now a judge on The Great British Bake Off, presented Prue’s Great Garden plot and co-hosted Clever Cook, Waste Less. She is a published author of eight novels. Her experience in directing companies, chairing the School Food Trust, and campaigning has equipped her with endless knowledge in so many areas from broadcasting, business and charity.

Welcome to the final day of Pagecast's Year in Review.

It's Pagecast’s holiday season! This December, we’re looking back and reflecting on all the incredible books published in 2022. We’ve asked a few special guests to review their top pick of the year; and to give us a taste of what they’ll be reading this holiday and in the new year.

In this episode, author and feminist researcher Joy Watson takes us on a ride of her year in books. She chats about the ones that she enjoyed reading most over the last year.

Joy's standout books for 2022 are:

-Eye of the Beholder by Margie Orford

-Madwoman by Louisa Treger

-I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

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Welcome to day 11 of Pagecast's Year in Review.

It's Pagecast’s holiday season. This December, we’re looking back and reflecting on all the incredible books published in 2022. We’ve asked a few special guests to review their top pick of the year; and to give us a taste of what they’ll be reading this holiday and in the new year.

In this episode, media and communications expert Sonja van der Westhuizen takes us on a ride of her year in books. She chats about the ones that she enjoyed most and those she recommends as holiday reads!

Sonja's stand-out book for 2022 is Lady Joker, Volume by Kaoru Takamura, and she plans to read a few books over the festive season, including:

-The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell

-The Last Chairlift by John Irving

-Dark Music by David Lagercrantz

-The Furies by John Connolly

Enjoy the episode!

Welcome to day 10 of Pagecast's Year in Review.

It's Pagecast’s holiday season. This December, we’re looking back and reflecting on all the incredible books published in 2022. We’ve asked a few special guests to review their top pick of the year; and to give us a taste of what they’ll be reading this holiday and in the new year.

In this episode, the host of CapeTalk's Lunch Show, Pippa Hudson, takes us on a ride of her year in books. She chats about the ones that she enjoyed most and those she recommends as holiday reads!

Pippa's stand-out book for 2022 is A Terrible Kindness by Joe Browning Wroe, and she plans to read several books over the festive season, including:

-A Pocketful of Happiness by Richard E. Grant

-Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

- Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

- The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell

- The Winners by Fredrik Backman

- Isaac and the Egg by Bobby Palmer

- Dawlands by Philippa Gregory

Enjoy the episode!

Welcome to day 9 of Pagecast's Year in Review.

It's Pagecast’s holiday season. This December, we’re looking back and reflecting on all the incredible books published in 2022. We’ve asked a few special guests to review their top pick of the year; and to give us a taste of what they’ll be reading this holiday and in the new year.

In this episode, Books Editor at Farmers Weekly, Patricia McCracken, takes us on a ride of her year in books. She chats about the ones that she enjoyed most and those she recommends as holiday reads!

Patricia's stand-out book for 2022 is Don’t Upset ooMalume by Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka, and she plans to read a few books over the festive season, including:

-Whatever Next: Lessons from an Unexpected Life by Anne Tennant, and Baroness Glenconner

- The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith

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Welcome to day 8 of Pagecast's Year in Review.

It's Pagecast’s holiday season. This December, we’re looking back and reflecting on all the incredible books published in 2022. We’ve asked a few special guests to review their top pick of the year; and to give us a taste of what they’ll be reading this holiday and in the new year.

In this episode, Phyllis Green, Books Editor at SARIE magazine, takes us on a ride of her year in books. She chats about the ones that she enjoyed most and those she recommends as holiday reads!

Phyllis's stand-out book for 2022 is The Eye of the Beholder by Margie Orford, and she plans to read a few books over the festive season, including:

-Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

- The Milky Way Smells of Rum and Raspberries: ...And Other Amazing Cosmic Facts by Jillian Scudder

- ANC Billionaires by Pieter Du Toit

- No Country for Girls by Emma Styles

- Little Nothings by Julie Mayhew

Enjoy this episode!