Damon Galgut’s 2021 Booker Prize-winning novel charts a country in transition and a family in crisis. He discusses The Promise with author Elizabeth Day, as well as talking to Poppy Evans about everyday observations and rituals.
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S6, Bonus Episode - A Child's Christmas in Wales, Hanan Issa responds to Dylan Thomas
S6, Ep16 Janina Ramirez on sleeping on command, artefacts, and burial plans
S6, Ep15 Onjali Q Raúf on nostalgia, volunteering and seeking a better world
S6, Ep14 Jim Al-Khalili on teaching, technology and science in everyday life
S6, Ep13 Rebecca Mead on swimming, work ethics and profiling Margaret Atwood
S6, Ep11 Kate Humble on everyday life, cooking, and impostor syndrome
S6, Ep10 Liz Hyder on working at Hay Festival, magicians and illustrating
S6, Ep9 David Baddiel on comedy influences, procrastinating and saying yes
S6, Ep8 Jess Phillips on childhood games, life in the public eye and fitness
S6, Ep7 Joanne Harris on writing rituals, hypnotic triggers and childhood influences
S6, Ep6 Natalie Haynes on reimagining Greek myths, knitting and comedy
S6, Ep5 Devi Sridhar on Covid, becoming a personal trainer, and guilty pleasures
S6, Ep4 Alan Titchmarsh on childhood memories, Nelson Mandela’s tomato plants, and broadcasting
S6, Ep3 Suzanne O’Sullivan on writing a novel, psychosomatic disorders, and reality TV
S6, Ep2 Marcus du Sautoy on football algorithms, prime numbers, and creativity
S6, Ep1 Cressida Cowell on finding dragons, Shakespeare, and the urge to explore
S5, Ep12 Simon Sebag Montefiore: Written in History: Letters That Changed the World
S5, Ep11 Jennifer Saunders: Bonkers: My Life in Laughs
S5, Ep10 Malala Yousafzai, featuring an excerpt from Ziauddin Yousafzai
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