Hilary Davies speaks with Julia Copus about the long poem's role in the literary landscape, and discusses her own long poem 'Imperium'.

Kate Colquhoun speaks with Carole Angier about the workaholic Joseph Paxton’s parental regrets, the pros and cons of British cooking, and 'holding the basket of domesticity' while ideas float away like untethered balloons.

John Keay shares his diary during a week in which he lets go of a completed book and considers the next one.

Julian Evans speaks further with George Miller about his biography of Norman Lewis, the purpose of biography and the biographer’s obligations, and what Norman might have made of the book.

Eleanor Updale speaks with Kona Macphee about 'all-ages' writing, the ills of contemporary education and the wonder of London’s underground sewers.

Kate Colquhoun speaks with Carole Angier about the pleasures of rich source material and her need to be surprised while writing, the trials of ever-changing writing technology, and how her career as an author was started by a strawberry crinoline.

Max Adams takes us on a long-distance walk through the wilds, from Northumberland to Paisley, in this two week audio travel diary.

Julian Evans speaks with George Miller about travel and why a book is not the same as a journey, and how he became a 'reluctant biographer' for Norman Lewis.

Marcelle Bernstein explores the psychology of creativity, and why our creative impulses should be nurtured.

Carole Angier tackles the age-old question of whether it’s possible to teach imaginative writing.

Pascale Petit speaks with Julia Copus about the origins and inspirations for her collection The Zoo Father, and about the connections between sculpture and poetry.