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Silver Sound with Mervyn Kemp, 16 December 2016: Favourite Christmas Books

I was on Silver Sound with fellow-presenter Mervyn yesterday in a show devoted to all things Christmas. I had selected three of my favourite Christmassy reads. These are the ones …

Silver Sound 2 December 2016 – Talking Like a Pirate

Today’s guest was historical novelist Helen Hollick. Helen’s books include the Pendragon Trilogy, about King Arthur; A Hollow Crown about Emma of Normandy; and Harold the King about the Norman …

Spotlight On…Cicely Hamilton

I’m so excited about my latest book purchase I just have to share it! I’ve just acquired a copy of Cicely Hamilton’s autobiography, Life Errant (London: J M Dent and …

Silver Sound 4 November 2016: Village People

Today’s guest was author Debbie Young. Debbie has written a number of author guidebooks, including Sell Your Books (SilverWood Books) and Opening Up to Indie Authors for the Alliance of …

Silver Sound 7 October 2016 – Wildlife Encounters

Today’s guest was Bristol-based wildlife film producer Dan Freeman. Dan has produced over thirty wildlife documentaries and has written five books and numerous articles. His recent book, Mangroves and Man …

Silver Sound 9 September 2016: Corporate Skulduggery

Today’s guest was crime thriller writer A A Abbott, known as Helen. Helen writes pacy thrillers inspired by the corporate world in which she works as an accountant. Her …

Quakers and Suffragettes

I’ve always been interested in the way history reflects the age in which it is written. I recently came across a striking example of this in M R Brailsford’s book …

Silver Sound 26 August 2016: Bad Girls and Dromomania

Today’s guest was Bristol novelist Jean Burnett, a self-confessed dromomaniac (someone addicted to travelling), who talked to us about the travels which inspired her book Vagabond Shoes. Jean has always …

Why not write about Sixth Century Britain? I said.

I’m delighted to welcome David Ebsworth to my blog. David Ebsworth is the pen name of writer, Dave McCall, a former negotiator and Regional Secretary for Britain’s Transport & General …

Silver Sound 5 August 2016: Shirley Valentine Meets Vera Brittain

Today was a very exciting day – my first time as a presenter on Radio BCfm’s Silver Sound show! Penny was at the helm as usual, bringing her usual …

Making Money From the Suffragettes

The suffragette campaign spearheaded by Mrs Pankhurst’s Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) was a time of heady excitement, courage, endurance and persistence. Women marched under banners with stirring slogans …

What’s in a name?: Suffragettes and Suffragists

I’ve been asked so often what the difference was between a suffragette and a suffragist that I usually give a brief explanation in my talks to the effect that before …