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Ep 39William Boyd: Trio
Brighton, 1968: a film producer, a novelist and an actress find their private lives encroaching into their public worlds. Pressures build on the trio… Click here to order a copy of Will Boyd's latest novel Edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cream, Badges

Ep 38Martin Latham: The Bookseller's Tale
Do you write in the margins? Have you lied about reading War and Peace? Which books are your 'comfort reads'? Martin Latham muses with Johnny on a life spent around books. Edited by Magnus Rena

Ep 37Judith Herrin: Ravenna
Johnny chats to the illustrious academic about her dazzling new book, Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe. Edited by Magnus Rena

Ep 36Loyd Grossman: An Elephant in Rome
To accompany the publication of his new book, Loyd (an old friend of the shop) talks about Baroque Rome... in all its rich papal splendour. Edited by Magnus Rena Music: Federico Maria Sardelli, Fuga Prima

Ep 35David Mitchell: Utopia Avenue
David chats to Johnny about his latest novel: a gorgeous, rich, magnificent imagining of a 1960s pop group... Edited by Magnus Rena Music: Fairport Convention, Who Knows Where The Time Goes

Ep 34Wodehouse Wednesdays 10.2: Pining for Pongo
From P.G. Wodehouse, Uncle Dynamite. Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher

Ep 33Wodehouse Wednesdays 10.1: Next Stop, Ashenden
From P.G. Wodehouse, Uncle Dynamite. Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher

Ep 32Wodehouse Wednesdays 9.3: Good Old Blackmail
From P.G. Wodehouse, The Code of the Woosters Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher

Ep 31Wodehouse Wednesdays 9.2: You’re Being Watched, Wooster
From P.G. Wodehouse, The Code of the Woosters Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher

Ep 30Wodehouse Wednesdays 9.1: The Cow Creamer
From P.G. Wodehouse, The Code of the Woosters Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher

Ep 29Wodehouse Wednesdays 8.3: Everything Goes Tickety-boo
From P.G. Wodehouse, Right Ho, Jeeves Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher

Ep 28Wodehouse Wednesdays 8.2: 'Well, Sir'
From P.G. Wodehouse, Right Ho, Jeeves Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher

Ep 27Wodehouse Wednesdays 8.1: Dressed as Mephistopheles
From P.G. Wodehouse, Right Ho, Jeeves Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher

Ep 26Wodehouse Wednesdays 7.3: Without the Option
From P.G. Wodehouse, Carry On, Jeeves Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher

Ep 25Wodehouse Wednesdays 7.2: Clustering Around Young Bingo
From P.G. Wodehouse, Carry On, Jeeves Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher

Ep 24Wodehouse Wednesdays 7.1: Jeeves Takes Charge
From P.G. Wodehouse, Carry On, Jeeves Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher

Ep 23Wodehouse Wednesdays 6.3: Roly-Poly Pudding
From P.G. Wodehouse, A Pelican at Blandings Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher

Ep 22Wodehouse Wednesdays 6.2: The Empress's Slumber
From P.G. Wodehouse, A Pelican at Blandings Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher

Ep 21Wodehouse Wednesdays 6.1: Connie's Back
From P.G. Wodehouse, A Pelican at Blandings Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher

Ep 20Wodehouse Wednesdays 5.3: The Chase
From P.G. Wodehouse, The Mating Season Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher

Ep 20Wodehouse Wednesdays 5.2: A Sea of Aunts
From P.G. Wodehouse, The Mating Season Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher

Ep 19Wodehouse Wednesdays 5.1: Short on Chirpiness
From P.G. Wodehouse, The Mating Season Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher

Ep 18Alexandra Shulman: Clothes... and other things that matter
The former Editor of British Vogue remembers her very first party, a glamorous weekend in Paris sans parents, and the many sartorial adventures that inspired her new book. Anecdotes interspersed with music: Patti Smith, Gloria: In Excelsis Deo; Bobby Gentry, Ode to Billy Joe; Leonard Cohen, Suzanne; Emmylou Harris, White Shoes; Peter Noone & The Herman’s Hermits, Lady Barbara. Edited by Magnus Rena

Ep 17Wodehouse Wednesdays 4.3: Bertie's Banjolele
From P.G. Wodehouse, Thank You, Jeeves Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher

Ep 16Wodehouse Wednesdays 4.2: A Wooster Is Always Debonair
From P.G. Wodehouse, Thank You, Jeeves Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher

Ep 15Wodehouse Wednesdays 4.1: Jeeves Gives Notice
From P.G. Wodehouse, Thank You, Jeeves Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher

Ep 14Wodehouse Wednesdays 3.3: Feet
From P.G. Wodehouse, Something Fresh Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher

Ep 13Wodehouse Wednesdays 3.2: Emsworth's Lunch
From P.G. Wodehouse, Something Fresh Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher

Ep 12Wodehouse Wednesdays 3.1: The Adventure of the Wand of Death
From P.G. Wodehouse, Something Fresh Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher

Ep 11Wodehouse Wednesdays 2.3: The Onion Soup Bar
From P.G. Wodehouse, Uncle Fred in the Springtime Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher

Ep 10Wodehouse Wednesdays 2.2: The Brain Chap
From P.G. Wodehouse, Uncle Fred in the Springtime Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher

Ep 9Wodehouse Wednesdays 2.1: Uncle Fred in the Springtime
From P.G. Wodehouse, Uncle Fred in the Springtime Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher.

Ep 8Wodehouse Wednesdays 1.3: Flowerpots
From P.G. Wodehouse, Leave it to Psmith Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher

Ep 7Wodehouse Wednesdays 1.2: The Name is Psmith
From P.G. Wodehouse, Leave it to Psmith Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher

Ep 6Wodehouse Wednesdays 1.1: Blind as a Bat
From P.G. Wodehouse, Leave it to Psmith Read by John de Falbe, edited by Magnus Rena Music: Cab Calloway, Minnie the Moocher

S1 Ep 5Hisham Matar: A Month in Siena
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author ponders the paintings of Siena. Recorded from an event at the bookshop to launch his new book. Edited by Magnus Rena Music: Giacomo Puccini, Crisantemi

S1 Ep 4Caroline Moorehead: A House in the Mountains
Alex Preston talks to Caroline about her new book on the women of the Italian Resistance. Edited by Magnus Rena Music: Fonola Band, Bella Ciao

S1 Ep 3Philip Mansel: Louis XIV, King of the World
The eminent historian on France and the Levant is joined in conversation by Barnaby Rogerson. Philip's new book on the Sun King's excesses, both courtly and murderous, political and personal, is out now. Edited by Magnus Rena Music: Jean-Baptiste Lully, Te Deum

S1 Ep 2Sofia Tolstoy: A Centenary
Tolstoy biographer and translator Rosamund Bartlett in conversation with academic and writer Sophie Ratcliffe. Edited by Magnus Rena Music: Nikolai Romanovich Bakaleinikov, Sorrow

S1 Ep 1William Dalrymple: The Anarchy, The Relentless Rise of The East India Company
The celebrated author (and old friend of the shop) spoke upstairs about his latest book. Music: Ravi Shankar, Dhun