Jeremy Vine, one of the best-known voices in Britain, whose Radio 2 show attracts 6 million listeners, explores our obsession with news and the power of real life stories.
HEAR veteran journalist and foreign correspondent, and renowned authority on the Afghanistan conflict Sandy Gall in conversation and on stage at the 2012 Ilkley Literature Festival.
Hear the acclaimed financial historian Niall Ferguson on Siegmund Warburg, the principled refugee banker from Hitler's Germany who transformed post-war London. Recorded at the Ilkley Literature Festival.
Louis de Bernières is not only the author of the best selling Captain Corelli's Mandolin, but also an accomplished musician and outspoken champion of fathers' rights. Hear him at the Ilkley Literature Festival.
Matthew Parris marks the passing of the valedictory despatch, the traditional final telegram home in which British ambassadors behaved in the most undiplomatic way. Hear him at the Ilkley Literature Festival.
Peter Hain's family story is intertwined with the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. Hear him on Nelson Mandela at the Ilkley Literature Festival.