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Episode 2 - Ruth Ware, Theakston's Old Peculiar Crime Festival, Rudyard Kipling on trial, and a play called Sweat
Episode 2 - Ruth Ware, Theakston's Old Peculiar Crime Festival, Rudyard Kipling on trial, and a play called Sweat
In this episode we talk to crime writing star Ruth Ware, chat about the world's largest crime festival, the Theakston's ... Read more
2 Sep 2019
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59mins
Ranked #2
Episode 19 - Ruth Tross - an editor's guide to publishing, alternate history fiction, books that foretold the future
Episode 19 - Ruth Tross - an editor's guide to publishing, alternate history fiction, books that foretold the future
In this episode we speak to publisher and senior editor at Hodder Ruth Tross, take a look at alternate history fiction, ... Read more
13 Apr 2020
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59mins
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Episode 18 - Will Dean, post apocalyptic pandemic fiction, how to survive working at home
Episode 18 - Will Dean, post apocalyptic pandemic fiction, how to survive working at home
In this episode we interview cabin-in-the-woods lumberjack and crime writer Will Dean, discuss post-apocalyptic pandemic... Read more
30 Mar 2020
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54mins
Ranked #4
Episode 17 - Kia Abdullah, political thrillers, John le Carre, and turmeric - the cure for all ills
Episode 17 - Kia Abdullah, political thrillers, John le Carre, and turmeric - the cure for all ills
In this episode we interview Kia Abdullah, author legal thriller TAKE IT BACK, discuss some of the greatest ever politic... Read more
16 Mar 2020
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Ranked #5
Episode 16 - Tony Kent, dodgy boxers, the broken legal system, virtue signalling, and democracy on trial.
Episode 16 - Tony Kent, dodgy boxers, the broken legal system, virtue signalling, and democracy on trial.
In this episode we speak to crime thriller writer, barrister and former boxer Tony Kent, discuss the broken legal system... Read more
2 Mar 2020
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54mins
Ranked #6
Episode 15 - Amer Anwar, diversity initiatives on trial, Black Frankenstein, diversity in romance fiction
Episode 15 - Amer Anwar, diversity initiatives on trial, Black Frankenstein, diversity in romance fiction
In this episode we talk to west London crime author Amer Anwar, and examine diversity initiatives, including diversity i... Read more
17 Feb 2020
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #7
Episode 14 - Onjali Rauf, children's fiction from around the world, Lewis Carroll's jabberwocky words
Episode 14 - Onjali Rauf, children's fiction from around the world, Lewis Carroll's jabberwocky words
In this episode we talk to Onjali Rauf, author of The Boy at the Back of the Class, take a look at popular children's fi... Read more
3 Feb 2020
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53mins
Ranked #8
Episode 13 - Barry Forshaw, BBC’s new Dracula adaptation, gothic fiction, and Count Duckula.
Episode 13 - Barry Forshaw, BBC’s new Dracula adaptation, gothic fiction, and Count Duckula.
In this episode we examine the tropes of gothic horror fiction, announce the winner of Vaseem’s greatest ever female pio... Read more
20 Jan 2020
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #9
Episode 12 - Natasha Pulley, New Year's resolutions and strange New Year's customs, and how not to use the phrase 'deus ex machina'
Episode 12 - Natasha Pulley, New Year's resolutions and strange New Year's customs, and how not to use the phrase 'deus ex machina'
In this episode we talk about New Year's resolutions - common ones and weird ones, Ayisha tells us about whacky New Year... Read more
6 Jan 2020
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54mins
Ranked #10
Episode 11 - Dorothy Koomson, Christmas movies on trial, 'Brown Christmas', 2019 lowlights, Area 51 and a strange banana
Episode 11 - Dorothy Koomson, Christmas movies on trial, 'Brown Christmas', 2019 lowlights, Area 51 and a strange banana
In this special Christmas episode we discuss how British Asians approach Christmas, put Christmas movies on trial, inter... Read more
23 Dec 2019
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Ranked #11
Episode 10 - Nikesh Shukla, Great Literary Themes with Dorothy Koomson, Your name in a novel competition, Bollywood battle: Mum v Alex
Episode 10 - Nikesh Shukla, Great Literary Themes with Dorothy Koomson, Your name in a novel competition, Bollywood battle: Mum v Alex
In this episode we talk to Nikesh Shukla on writing and rap battles, Vaseem introduces his next novel, Midnight at Malab... Read more
9 Dec 2019
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #12
Episode 9 - Luan Goldie, Brownface on trial, Death in the East, Asia-set classics, the secrets to writing and pitching a new TV series.
Episode 9 - Luan Goldie, Brownface on trial, Death in the East, Asia-set classics, the secrets to writing and pitching a new TV series.
In this episode Abir tells us about his new book Death in the East, we talk about literary classics set in Asia, includi... Read more
25 Nov 2019
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #13
Episode 8 - Chris Whitaker, Introverts v Extroverts, a review of "Quiet" by Susan Cain, and how Bollywood took over the world
Episode 8 - Chris Whitaker, Introverts v Extroverts, a review of "Quiet" by Susan Cain, and how Bollywood took over the world
In this episode we interview Chris Whitaker, author of small-town American noir, talk about Introverts v Extroverts, and... Read more
11 Nov 2019
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58mins
Ranked #14
Episode 7 - Patrick Gale, the CWA Dagger awards, weird Stephen King facts, fairytales on trial, and the greatest ever horror films
Episode 7 - Patrick Gale, the CWA Dagger awards, weird Stephen King facts, fairytales on trial, and the greatest ever horror films
Episode 7 - In this special Halloween episode we talk about the big winners at the Crime Writers Association Dagger awar... Read more
28 Oct 2019
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57mins
Ranked #15
Episode 6 - Elly Griffiths, Agatha Christie's disappearance, a fat bear contest, the Booker Prize, A Very Expensive Poison and book blurbs
Episode 6 - Elly Griffiths, Agatha Christie's disappearance, a fat bear contest, the Booker Prize, A Very Expensive Poison and book blurbs
In this episode we look at the link between Agatha Christie's disappearance and a hotel room in Istanbul, the fate of Ed... Read more
14 Oct 2019
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1hr 3mins
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Episode 5 - Bobby Seagull, who invented Zero, Bloody Scotland, Robert Burns, Capital Crime, Roald Dahl on trial and Quickreads
Episode 5 - Bobby Seagull, who invented Zero, Bloody Scotland, Robert Burns, Capital Crime, Roald Dahl on trial and Quickreads
In this episode we interview mathematician, author and TV star Bobby Seagull, find out who invented Zero, report back fr... Read more
30 Sep 2019
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1hr 8mins
Ranked #17
Episode 4 - Helen Jukes, how to keep bees, Bond on trial, visiting Jane Austen, "Blinded by the Light" review, and how to write screenplays
Episode 4 - Helen Jukes, how to keep bees, Bond on trial, visiting Jane Austen, "Blinded by the Light" review, and how to write screenplays
In this episode we speak to author Helen Jukes and learn why we should worry about bees vanishing and how bees listen th... Read more
16 Sep 2019
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49mins
Ranked #18
Episode 1 - Ann Cleeves, Shakespeare on trial, Reality TV and the world's unluckiest parrot
Episode 1 - Ann Cleeves, Shakespeare on trial, Reality TV and the world's unluckiest parrot
In the first ever episode of the Red Hot Chilli Writers podcast we will be talking to crime author Ann Cleeves, putting ... Read more
2 Sep 2019
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1hr 1min
Ranked #19
Episode 3 - Clare Mackintosh, judging literary prizes, the Bradford Lit Fest, Escape Rooms, and a novel use for the hula
Episode 3 - Clare Mackintosh, judging literary prizes, the Bradford Lit Fest, Escape Rooms, and a novel use for the hula
In this episode we look at the tricky art of judging literary prizes, one of the world’s most culturally diverse literar... Read more
2 Sep 2019
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56mins
Ranked #20
Introduction to the Red Hot Chilli Writers podcast
Introduction to the Red Hot Chilli Writers podcast
A quick 2 minute intro to the Red Hot Chilli Writers podcast, giving a flavour of what's in store for listeners, includi... Read more
31 Jul 2019
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2mins