02/03/2019: Dr. Giles Yeo is a geneticist with nearly 20 years’ experience studying obesity and the brain control of food intake. He is the author of the ‘anti-diet’ book Gene Eating and he spoke in great detail about the effects of genetics on diet plus what are his thoughts on going vegan? We also hear from the Taaleem Award for poetry winners along with Joshua Seigal an award-winning poet, performer and educator who uses poetry to develop literacy skills and inspire confidence and creativity in communication.

02/03/2019: Sue Nelson is a science journalist and broadcaster, best known for presenting Women with the Right Stuff, which was one of the BBC World Service’s most-listened-to podcasts. She is the author of the biography Wally Funk’s Race for Space. She joined us live at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature to discuss the wonderful life of Wally Funk. We also hear from Lalage Snow, photographer, journalist and filmmaker whose book War Gardens is a unique journey through the oases of peace people create in the midst of war.

02/03/2019: Pasifika poet-scholar and current New Zealand Poet Laureate for 2017-2019, Selina Tusitala Marsh and New York Times bestselling author of The Summoner Trilogy Taran Matharu join us live from the Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature ahead of their sessions.

Today’s song is inspired by adventurer, filmmaker and writer Matt Dickinson who wrote The Everest Files by his experience in the Himalayas. There ain’t no mountain high enough for Matt...we possibly gave you a big clue there.

Half vampire, half fairy, Isadora Moon is unique and lovely. She loves the night and bats but she also loves the outdoors and her magic wand. We talk to the creator, Harriet Muncaster, and ask her how she came up with the adorable idea of the character and her favourite Isadora moments.

What can businesses learn from football? How do you get the best out of yourself? What are the secrets of leadership? Edge by Ben Lyttleton is an all area access to some of the world’s top football clubs to discover their innovative methods for developing talent. Football is the most intense and financially profitable talent factory on the planet and it’s time we learn from it.

Who doesn’t love staying up all night on the edge of your seat with some crime fiction? Content writer and bookworm Fiona Du Vivier reviews Want You Gone by Chris Brookmyre, who will be a part of the Stranger Than Crime Fiction event featuring Charles Cumming and Jasper Fforde at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. If you’re looking for some Festival picks, look no further because Fiona talks about her varying favourites from veteran broadcaster Tony Blackburn to Mortal Instruments’ author Cassandra Clare.

Co-founder of the Arab Edition and freelance journalist Maán Jalal explores the Arab World and reviews The Orchard of Lost Souls by Nadifa Mohamed, an unforgettable account of ordinary women lived in extraordinary times. We also talked about Game of Thrones and the translation in to the Arabic language as well as the true story of Aladdin.

Another thrilling whodunnit is out by author and former police officer Clare Mackintosh on The Bookshelf today: Let me Lie is the story of a woman who cannot accept that her parents took their own lives and becomes determined to uncover the truth - but someone doesn’t like the fact she’s digging up the past.

For centuries, fame and fortune were to be found in the West and today it is the East which calls out to those in search of riches and adventure. Peter Frankopan, a British academic at the University of Oxford, is the author of The Silk Roads which is now available as a special edition illustrated by Neil Packer. Mary Rose Grieve from Hartland International School reviews it for us and tells us why she’s looking forward to hearing what Joshua Seigal, Mark Huckerby, Nick Ostler and Robin Stevens have to say in March.