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A Nature Writing Special including the work of Horatio Clare, John Stewart Collis and Gerald Durrell

Mariella Frostrup presents a celebration of nature writing.

• 30 mins

Elmore Leonard, Jane Austen's continuing cultural significance, and The Heart of a Dog.

Mariella Frostrup talks to US crime writer Elmore Leonard about his new novel.

• 30 mins

Hilary Mantel, Brian Chikwava, Will Self and fictional dentists

Mariella Frostrup talks to Hilary Mantel about her interest in Thomas Cromwell.

• 30 mins

Colm Toibin, Ali Smith, and the new John Wyndham book

Mariella Frostrup talks to the Irish writer Colm Toibin about his new novel, Brooklyn.

• 30 mins

Michael Palin and Julia O'Faolain

Mariella Frostrup talks to Michael Palin about his Five of the Best.

• 30 mins

Jake Arnott, and Michael Parkinson

Mariella Frostrup talks to Jake Arnott about his latest novel, The Devil's Paintbrush.

• 30 mins

Rose Tremain, Alaa Al-Aswany, Monty Don, Matthew d鈥橝ncona and Peter Florence

Mariella Frostrup meets an engaging mix of authors at the Hay Festival.

• 30 mins

George Pelecanos, the Palestinian Festival of Literature, and Liz Jenson

Mariella Frostrup speaks to the American crime writer George Pelecanos about his new novel

• 30 mins

A joint initiative between Oxfam and Profile Books, Patrick Neate, and the Salem witch trials of 1692

Mariella Frostrup talks to Hari Kunzru, Giles Foden, Patrick Neate and Katherine Howe.

• 30 mins

Adam Thorpe, Machiavelli's The Prince, and the comic talents of Jerome K Jerome

Mariella Frostrup talks to the novelist Adam Thorpe.

• 30 mins

Marina Lewycka, A Posthumous Book by Ernest Hemingway, and the Work of Franz Kafka

Mariella Frostrup meets Marina Lewycka, author of A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

• 30 mins

Aravind Adiga, Dame Beryl Bainbridge, and European Writers and the Carribbean

Mariella Frostrup's guests include Aravind Adiga and Dame Beryl Bainbridge.

• 30 mins

Chris Patten, Adam Thirlwell, and Holiday Paperbacks

Mariella Frostrup's guests include Chris Patten, former governor of Hong Kong.

• 30 mins

Christopher Brookmyre, a guide to Thomas Pynchon, and a New Biography of Arthur Ransome

Muriel Gray's guests include thriller writer Christopher Brookmyre.

• 30 mins

Diana Evans, The Novelist's Health, Gay Fiction, and Reading Dictionaries for Fun

Muriel Gray talks to Diana Evans about her second novel, The Wonder.

• 30 mins

Iain Banks, and the Inspiration for Brideshead Revisited

Muriel Gray talks to novelist Iain Banks about his latest book, Transition.

• 30 mins

Nick Hornby, Fay Weldon and Henry Porter

Nick Hornby talks to Alex Clark about his new novel, Juliet, Naked.

• 30 mins

William Boyd

Mariella Frostrup talks to William Boyd about his latest novel, Ordinary Thunderstorms.

• 30 mins

John Banville, Malcolm Lowry and a New Biography of Charles Dickens

Mariella Frostrup talks to John Banville about his latest novel, The Infinities.

• 30 mins

The Rise of Australian Fiction including Richard Flanagan, Tim Winton and Thomas Keneally

Mariella Frostrup and guests discuss the rise of Australian fiction.

• 30 mins

Robert Harris, Clarice Lispector, and The Masterpieces That Never Were

Mariella Frostrup talks to thriller writer Robert Harris about his novel Lustrum.

• 30 mins

William Boyd, Ruth Rendell, Colm Toibin, Hari Kunzru and Susan Hill nominate Neglected Classics

Leading novelists nominate books they think have been unfairly neglected.

• 30 mins

Dame Beryl Bainbridge, Howard Jacobson, Joanna Trollope, Michael Morpurgo and Val McDermid nominate their Neglected Classics

Five more leading novelists nominate books they think have been unfairly neglected.

• 30 mins

Neglected Classics Results, David Malouf, and Gothic Fiction

Mariella Frostrup unveils the results of the two programmes focusing on neglected classics

• 30 mins

Frances Fyfield; John Cheever; San Francisco Reading Matter

Mariella Frostrup talks to crime writer Frances Fyfield about her latest novel.

• 30 mins

A Beginner's Guide to Tolstoy and Literature Dedications

Writer James Meek offers a beginner's guide to Tolstoy.

• 30 mins

Jeanette Winterson, Sir Frank Kermode, Meg Rosoff and Philip Ardagh

Jeanette Winterson discusses her two new books for children.

• 30 mins

Colum McCann Interview and The Future of Bookshops

Mariella Frostrup talks to Colum McCann and hosts a discussion on the future of bookshops.

• 30 mins

Crime Writing and 2010 Publishing Highlights

Mariella Frostrup talks to Mark Billingham and Barry Forshaw about Sherlock Holmes.

• 30 mins

Diana Athill, Giles Foden, John Carey, DJ Taylor and Jenny Uglow

Mariella Frostrup investigates the role of the editor in the publication of a book.

• 30 mins