Best Literary Lunch Podcasts (2025)

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370: Sir Trevor McDonald at the Oldie Literary Lunch 13:59

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Sir Trevor McDonald speaking about his new memoir, On Cricket, at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal Club, on May 6th 2025.By Radio Oldie

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374: Nicholas Coleridge in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf 40:04

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Nicholas Coleridge, awarded a Knighthood in 2022 for services to Museums, Publishing and the Creative Industries, has had a long career at the helm of Condé Nast, followed by ten years at the Victoria and Albert Musuem. Recently installed as Provost of Eton, Charlotte Metcalf talks to him about his new role and they look back over his extraordinary…

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SNACK 🥐 - We like HOT DADS?! 40:39

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Today we are reading a story Mindy wrote in order to process her time in Paris with Beta and Sam. TW: HOT DADS ENJOY! ------------------------------------------ If you would like to support the Podcast, you can buy us a coffee after lunch: Ko-fi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/fictionafterlunch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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Book Choice - 27 May 25 58:02

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A 100% South African show: all SA authors, all SA books, all SA reviews and interviews. All on Book Choice on Fine Music Radio.By Paige Nick

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373: Graydon Carter in conversation with Harry Mount 34:09

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Graydon Carter, editor of Air Mail and former editor of Vanity Fair, tells Harry Mount about his memoir, When the Going Was Good: An Editor's Adventures During the Last Golden Age of Magazines. He talks about his greatest scoop – revealing who the real Deep Throat was in the Watergate scandal – and how he nicknamed Donald Trump the 'short-fingered …

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372: Marks & Gran in conversation with Harry Mount 35:17

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Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran are one of our finest TV screenwriting partnerships. They tell Harry Mount about their shows Birds of a Feather and Goodnight Sweetheart - and why Donald Trump would be perfect for an American version of The New Statesman.By Radio Oldie

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APPETIZER 🧀 - Empire of DEATH 32:37

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WE WENT TO PARIS! Mindy fell in love with CHOU, Beta researched different ways how to die on the Eiffeltower and Sam was disappointed because she was not allowed to touch any bones. ENJOY! ------------------------------------------ If you would like to support the Podcast, you can buy us a coffee after lunch: Ko-fi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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Book Choice Publishers' Choice: Book Short _ Helene Coetzee - Pan Macmillan - 13 May 25 1:55

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Pan Macmillan's publicist Helene Coetzee chats with Paige Nick about her new book, The Book People.By Paige Nick

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Book Choice Publishers' Choice - 13 May 25 56:25

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In this brilliant pre-Franschhoek Literary Festival Edition of the show, we hear from three of South Africa’s top publishers and South Africa’s favourite bookseller, about what’s trending, what’s so hot right now, and what you absolutely, most definitely have to read this month. With a bonus interview with global bestselling author, Abi Dare.…

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371: Theo Fennell in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf 46:54

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Theo Fennell is one of Britain’s most renowned jewellers, having made his name in the eighties by attracting a new generation, including numerous rockstars and celebrities, to his colourful jewellery and witty silver pieces like the silver Marmite lid. Following a 2007 exhibition of his jewellery at the Museum of Mankind on Burlington Gardens, Theo…

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369: Adam Nicolson at the Oldie Literary Lunch 11:41

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Adam Nicolson speaking about his new book, Bird School: A Beginner in the Wood, at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal Club, on May 6th 2025.By Radio Oldie

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368: Angela V John at the Oldie Literary Lunch 11:13

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Angela V John speaking about her new book, Behind the Scenes: the Dramatic Lives of Philip Burton, at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal Club, on May 6th 2025.By Radio Oldie

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367: Tom Hodgkinson in conversation with Harry Mount 34:57

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Tom Hodgkinson tells Harry Mount about his industrious 32 years as editor of The Idler magazine. He talks about idling, his hero, Dr Johnson, and his upcoming books on the Stoics and Socrates.By Radio Oldie

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SNACK 🥐🥐🥐 - Trigger Warning: YES 29:19

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Mindy uses words to convey a message. Now listen to her try. TW: It is a Mindy story ENJOY! ------------------------------------------ If you would like to support the Podcast, you can buy us a coffee after lunch: Ko-fi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/fictionafterlunch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For…

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Book Choice: Book Short _ Paige Nick - Justin Fox - 29 Apr 25 8:30

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Justin Fox in this Book Choice Book Short, about what he’s working on, where you can find him, and what to see, do, watch and eat at this year’s Franschhoek Literary Festival.By Paige Nick

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Book Choice FLF - 29 Apr 25 47:40

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In our Franschhoek Literary Festival special edition Book Choice Show, we chat to Jennifer Ball, the festival Programme Director, and Festival Director, Candice Kerchhov, as well as two of the many authors you can catch at the festival, Gail Schimmel and Justin Fox. Join us find out what to see, what to do, where to eat, and how to book.…

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Book Choice: Book Short _ Paige Nick - Gail Schimmel - 29 Apr 25 7:34

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Gail Schimmel in this Book Choice Book Short, about what he’s working on, where you can find him, and what to see, do, watch and eat at this year’s Franschhoek Literary Festival.By Paige Nick

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366: Kate Summerscale at the Oldie Literary Lunch 12:49

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Kate Summerscale speaking about her new book, The Peepshow: the Murders at 10 Rillington Place, at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal Club, on April 22nd 2025.By Radio Oldie

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365: Andrew Pierce at the Oldie Literary Lunch 12:54

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Andrew Pierce speaking about his new book, Finding Margaret: Solving the Mystery of my Birth Mother, at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal Club, on April 22nd 2025.By Radio Oldie

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364: Sandy Nairne at the Oldie Literary Lunch 8:10

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Sandy Nairne speaking about his new book, Titan of the Thames: the Life of Lord Desborough, at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal Club, on April 22nd 2025.By Radio Oldie

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363: Loyd Grossman in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf 28:08

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Loyd Grossman is the writer, author, broadcaster, television presenter and cultural campaigner. He has served on and chairs numerous boards including the Royal Society of Arts, the organisation he currently chairs, which he sees as pivotal in restoring a sense of enlightened optimism to Britain. He tells Charlotte about his upbringing in America, h…

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SNACK 🥐🥐 - BESTIES VALENTINES DAY 32:26

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Beta wrote a story! Mindy wants to have a knife container and we answer the question if it is normal to buy flowers for your best friend on valentines day. TW: stink, romance ENJOY! ------------------------------------------ If you would like to support the Podcast, you can buy us a coffee after lunch: Ko-fi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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Book choice - 15 Apr 25 50:07

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Have we got a show for you. An interview with the author of a biography of iconic architect, Sir Herbert Baker, two juicy reviews, an interview on a book called white supremacy, and a taste of what the Jewish literary festival has in store for us readers.By Paige Nick

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Book Choice: Book Short _ Jewish Literary Festival - 15 Apr 25 9:14

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A 10-minute Book Short with Phillip Todres and the organisers of the Jewish Literary FestivalBy Paige Nick

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362: Nicole Farhi in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf 24:20

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Nicole Farhi is a household name as a fashion designer, having helped found French Connection with Stephen Marks before setting up her eponymous fashion and homeware brand with a popular concept store at 202 Westbourne Grove. Now she’s turned her back on fashion to sculpt and has a new exhibition, J’Accuse, at Pitzhanger Manor in Ealing. It compris…

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361: Lynn Barber in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf 40:01

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Lynn Barber, frequently nicknamed ‘the Demon Barber’, is one of the most multiple award-winning, respected and formidable interviewers and writers of her generation. She tells Charlotte Metcalf about her upbringing, which was the subject of the 2009 film An Education starring Carey Mulligan as Lynn, and how it shaped her ability to ask those probin…

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SNACK 🥐 - FURRY in the supermarket 21:31

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This time, we follow Fluppy and Walter spending a casual day in the supermarket. What are your favorite cerials? TW: Death ENJOY! ------------------------------------------ If you would like to support the Podcast, you can buy us a coffee after lunch: Ko-fi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/fictionafterlunch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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Book Choice Publisher's Choice - 01 Apr 25 57:56

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Join us as three of South Africa’s top publishers; Penguin Random House, Jonathan Ball Publishers and Pan Macmillan tell us about what they’ve got on their bookshelves this month. And Exclusive Books tell us what’s flying off of their shelves. An hour of fine music and fine book recommendations.By Paige Nick

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360: Roger Lewis in conversation with Harry Mount 31:13

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Roger Lewis tells Harry Mount about his new book on Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor – and about the genius and sheer oddness of Peter Sellers, on his centenary.By Radio Oldie

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359: Elisabeth Luard, Oldie Cookery Correspondent, on Substack, a new way to publish your articles and make money 47:37

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Recorded live at The Oldie Journalism Course, at The Marx Memorial Library 13th March 2025, Elisabeth Luard, The Oldie's cookery correspondent, shows how you can make money out of your own Substack column.By Radio Oldie

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358: How to write a travel feature with William Cook, Oldie Theatre Critic 58:41

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Recorded live at The Oldie Journalism Course, at The Marx Memorial Library 13th March 2025, William Cook, The Oldie's theatre critic, gives you the ideal essay plan for a travel feature.By Radio Oldie

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357: How to write a review with Sam Leith, the Spectator’s literary editor 57:28

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Recorded live at The Oldie Journalism Course, at The Marx Memorial Library 13th March 2025, Sam Leith, Literary Editor of The Spectator, talks about how to get a book review and how to write it properly.By Radio Oldie

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356: How to write a column with Mary Kenny, Oldie columnist 40:19

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Recorded live at The Oldie Journalism Course, at The Marx Memorial Library 13th March 2025, Mary Kenny, Oldie columnist and a journalist for 60 years, explains how to make columns fresh and gripping.By Radio Oldie

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355: Harry Mount, Editor of The Oldie, on the Do’s and Don’ts of journalism 36:57

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Recorded live at The Oldie Journalism Course, at The Marx Memorial Library on 13th March 2025, Harry Mount, Editor of The Oldie, reveals his tips on how to pitch articles to magazines and newspapers.By Radio Oldie

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354: Simon Williams in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf 31:46

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Simon Williams tells Charlotte Metcalf about playing Major Bellamy in Upstairs, Downstairs, and starring in The Archers. He and his wife, Lucy Fleming, play her parents, Peter Fleming and Celia Johnson, in Posting Letters to the MoonBy Radio Oldie

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APPETIZER 🧀 - MiniMindys MiniBar 51:28

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We are finally reunited! Someone gets a survival kit, someone has a presentation about graveyards and someone moved AGAIN. Also we have some spicy recommendations and Mindy has her own MiniMindys MiniBar. Also we play a game at the end. ENJOY! ------------------------------------------ If you would like to support the Podcast, you can buy us a coff…

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Book Choice - 18 Mar 25 54:20

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This show brings you the latest John Boyne, Fire, a Booker long-listed title called Pearl, A serial Killer’s guide to Marriage by Asia Mckay, and we delve into non-fiction with Clown World – four years inside Andrew Tate’s Manosphere, Khaya Dlanga and more.By Paige Nick

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353: Roger McGough in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf 30:18

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Roger McGough was one of the Liverpool or Mersey Poets alongside Brian Patten and the late Adrian Henry. Today he’s known as the ‘godfather of modern poetry’ and continues to present BBC Radio 4’s Poetry Please, a role he’s held since 1979. He’s an OBE and CBE, the last awarded in 2004 for Services to Literature. On Radio Oldie he talks to Charlott…

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352: Ben MacIntyre at the Oldie Literary Lunch 13:54

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Ben MacIntyre speaking about his new book, The Siege: the Remarkable Story of the Greatest SAS Hostage Drama, at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal Club, on March 11th 2025.By Radio Oldie

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351: A. N. Wilson at the Oldie Literary Lunch 9:04

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A. N. Wilson speaking about his new book, Goethe: His Faustian Life - the Extraordinary Story of Modern Germany, a Troubled Genius and the Poem that Made our World, at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal Club, on March 11th 2025.By Radio Oldie

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350: Hugo Vickers at the Oldie Literary Lunch 11:10

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Hugo Vickers speaking about his new book, Muse to Power: the Untold Story of Clarissa Eden, Countess of Avon, at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal Club, on March 11th 2025.By Radio Oldie

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349: Charles Moore in conversation with Harry Mount 38:40

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Charles Moore tells Harry Mount how Margaret Thatcher became Conservative leader 50 years ago - and how she got on with the Queen. Lady Thatcher would have been 100 on October 13th this year. In September, Charles Moore will publish The Authorised Biography of Margaret Thatcher: Single-volume Centenary Edition.…

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【S2 #36】- When writing feels like freedom :) 39:43

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We read a chapter that finally Mindy wrote after 1 year of not writing anything. Everyone is surprised. ENJOY <3! TW: Mindys Story ------------------------------------------ If you would like to support the Podcast, you can buy us a coffee after lunch: Ko-fi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/fictionafterlunch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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Book Choice Publishers' Choice - 04 Mar 25 56:19

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Book Choice Publishers’ Choice with Penguin Random House, Pan Macmillan and Jonathan Ball Publishers telling us what they’ve got coming out in March plus info on The Books on The Bay Festival in Simon’s Town.By Paige Nick

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348: Matthew Norman in conversation with Harry Mount 37:29

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Matthew Norman, the Oldie’s Grumpy Old Man columnist, tells Harry Mount about creating the nickname ‘Mandy’ for Peter Mandelson – and Mandy’s outraged reaction. And he recalls meeting Bernard Manning – and his favourite Bernard Manning gag.By Radio Oldie

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347: A. N. Wilson in conversation with Harry Mount 42:31

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Britain’s greatest man of letters, A. N. Wilson, tells Harry Mount about the genius of Goethe, the decline of the Church of England and his addiction to journalism.By Radio Oldie

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APPETIZER 🧀 - SHARK WEEKS! 18:15

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We talk about our shark weeks and hospital visits. And our lunch is not the healthist. Kids don't do the same. TW: We like practical stuff. ------------------------------------------ If you would like to support the Podcast, you can buy us a coffee after lunch: Ko-fi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/fictionafterlunch⁠⁠…

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Book Choice - 18 Feb 25 55:49

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4 must-read big fiction titles, a book on wildlife of the Serengeti and interviews with Johan Fourie, author of Our Long Walk to Economic Freedom, and Joanne Hichens on the latest short sharp stories anthology called One Life.By Paige Nick

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346: Ben Okri in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf 27:41

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Sir Ben Okri, the Booker Prize-winning author and poet, talks to Charlotte Metcalf about his latest book, Madame Sosotris and the Festival for The Broken Hearted, and his collection of African stories for Everyman. He talks to her about being broken hearted, how the Booker Prize changed his life, being homeless and the acclaimed poem he wrote in re…

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345: Victoria Hislop at the Oldie Literary Lunch 13:24

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Victoria Hislop speaking about her new book, The Figurine, at the Oldie Literary Lunch, held at London’s National Liberal Club, on February 11th 2025.By Radio Oldie