BBC Radio 4: Great Lives – Series 26 – Philip K Dick

The Great Lives programme, now in it’s 26th series, is a half hour biography show that explores the lives of “the greatest people who ever lived.” Host Matthew Parris interviews an eminent guest who argues for the magnetism of his… Read moreBBC Radio 4: Great Lives – Series 26 – Philip K Dick

Short film trailer: The Delivery (starring your favourite audiobook narrators)

Worthy of FIVE EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!!! Here’s the trailer for The Delivery (the only movie ever made about audiobooks): And here’s the description: “Reading is boring; and audiobooks are worse!” That’s what Celia thinks. Celia loves to dance, hates to read…. Read moreShort film trailer: The Delivery (starring your favourite audiobook narrators)

Bill Moyers: A World Of Ideas – A conversation between Bill Moyers and Isaac Asimov

Among the many books in my maternal grandmother’s collection was Bill Moyers – A World Of Ideas which is subtitled “Conversations With Thoughtful Men And Women About American Life Today And The Ideas Shaping Our Future.” I’d read out of… Read moreBill Moyers: A World Of Ideas – A conversation between Bill Moyers and Isaac Asimov