Blackwell Online Podcasts

Christopher Potter has written the hugely successful popular science book 'You are Here'. The book takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the life of the cosmos.

Lisa Hilton follows the lives of the twenty women who were crowned queen consort of England between 1066 and 1503 from the well-known to the forgotten.

Catharine Arnold discusses her new book 'Bedlam', an informative and entertaining account of how London has treated its mentally ill. From the foundation of Bethlehem hospital in 1247 through the 18th century mad houses and on to present day.

Tristram Stuart looks at the global food crisis and reveals some shocking facts about the amount of food that is discarded unnecessarily worldwide, while suggesting what can be done to fix the problem.

Lucy Wadham takes us on a journey through 'The Secret Life' of France using 25 years of personal experience to offer a rare insider's view of a nation that may be deeply incompatible with ours, but perhaps also completely misunderstood.

Acclaimed illustrator and architectural enthusiast Matthew Rice presents an illustrated introduction to British buildings in 'Rice's Architectural Primer'.

Chris Anderson discusses his new book 'Free' asks what happens when advances in technology allow things to be produced for next to nothing and looks at how business models are changing as a result.

In this interview, Beard discusses her first visit to to the Roman town, modern restoration of the site and more.

Ellingham explains where the concept for the 'Ox-Tales' series came from, how he got such high profile authors involved and his hopes for the future of 'charity books' as a result of this project.

The acclaimed writer on books and reading discusses his book 'The Library at Night' which presents a history of libraries past and present.

With 'The Cloud Collector's Handbook', Pretor-Pinney brings a full-colour, pocket guide to cloud lovers everywhere, enabling spotters to identify and record their sightings while on the move.

In 'Not a Chimp', Jeremy Taylor argues that while the DNA similarities between humans and chimpanzees are evident, small differences in genetic code can lead to profound differences in cognition and behaviour resulting in two wildly dissimilar species.

Roger Crowley tells the story of the bloody battle for the control of the Mediterranean sea between the Islamic Ottoman Empire and rival Christian forces during the 16th century.

Esther Woolfson fields questions on her book 'Corvus', an enchanting, warm, and at times moving account of what it is like to share your life and home with a crow, a magpie and a rook.

George Miller interviews Matthew Cobb whose book Resistance is a fascinating and insightful history of the French Resistance to the Nazis during World War II.