Sit back and relax as we take you through a rotating list of some of our most exciting upcoming authors. From politics to French football, there's something for everyone!
Pete Carvill is a reporter, writer, and editor for the UK's trade press. He first put on boxing gloves twenty years ago and has only recently taken them off. His book Death of a Boxer explores the psychology of those who choose to fight and what draws them towards this most dangerous of pursuits. It also delves into the lives of fighters, from amateurs to professionals. Death of a Boxer is a deep and powerful meditation on the nature of boxing, asking why people do it, what it does for them and, ultimately, what it does to them. In this episode, Pete reflects on some of the fights mentioned in the book, including Brian Rose vs Sergio Martinez. He also comments on the broader societal characteristics of the boxing community and considers the future of the sport. Get your copy of Death of a Boxer here: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/death-of-a-boxer Music Funkorama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Alex Grant is a writer, researcher and lecturer specialising in politics, biography and modern history. Having been a journalist in Parliament and a Labour councillor in Greenwich for sixteen years, he writes with great insight into the British establishment. He is the author of the new John Vassall biography, Sex, Spies and Scandal. Vassall's story is one of intrigue: in the 1960s while working in Moscow, he was blackmailed into espionage after Soviet spies trapped him in compromising positions. For seven years, Vassall traded secrets. In 1962, he was arrested and imprisoned. In this episode, we discuss Vassall's character and suitability for espionage, plus some more contemporary reflections on the LGBTQ+ element of the story. Also, catch who Alex thinks would make a good Vassall in a biopic! Get your copy of Sex, Spies and Scandal here: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/sex-spies-and-scandal Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Linda McDougall is a journalist, television producer and author of Cherie: The Perfect Life of Mrs Blair and Westminster Women. She is also known as the wife of the late Austin Mitchell, who was a journalist and the Labour Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby from 1977 until 2015. Linda's latest book, Marcia Williams: The Life and Times of Baroness Falkender, seeks to realign Marcia's reputation away from previously dismissive and misogynistic verdicts. This pioneering biography of Harold Wilson's political adviser puts forward a more nuanced understanding of Marcia, centred around her unbreakable partnership with Wilson – asserting that they were in fact politically wedded to each other and equal contributors to his success. In this episode, Linda shares what made Marcia such a remarkable force and how she propelled Wilson's career, as well as drawing comparisons with today's political scene. Get your copy of Marcia Williams here: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/marcia-williams Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Dr Nigel Fletcher is a political historian and has taught at King's College London since 2017. He is the co-founder of the Centre for Opposition Studies and has previously worked as a political adviser and a councillor in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. His book, The Not Quite Prime Ministers: Leaders of the Opposition 1783–2020 brings together profiles of the opposition leaders who didn't quite make it to No. 10. In this episode, Nigel shares some of the outrageous stories in the book, including a James Bond-esque tale about Hugh Gaitskell. He also reflects on parallels between different leaders and explains why opposition is so important. Get your copy of The Not Quite Prime Ministers here: www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-not-quite-prime-ministers Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Lord Ashcroft is an international businessman, philanthropist, author and pollster. He is also the former treasurer and deputy chairman of the Conservative Party. To date, Lord Ashcroft has written celebrated biographies of David Cameron, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Sir Keir Starmer. Last year he also published a biography of Boris Johnson's wife, Carrie, which provided a vivid account of how she influenced the government during their time in 10 Downing Street. His latest biography All to Play For: The Advance of Rishi Sunak charts the life and ambition of the current UK Prime Minister. On this episode, Lord Ashcroft tells us why he wrote this biography. He also shares his discoveries and revelations about Sunak and speculates about his capability to lead the Conservatives to victory at the next election. Get your copy of All to Play For here: www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/all-to-play-for Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Kathleen Wyatt is a speechwriter, journalist and editor. She spent sixteen years as a columnist and reviewer at The Times and speaks six languages! Her book, The Social Superpower: The Big Truth About Little Lies, includes interviews with spies, psychologists and a former al-Qaeda bombmaker in the hope of uncovering why it is that we lie, often innately. In this episode, we discuss why Kathleen felt compelled to write a book about lies, her professional opinion on Boris Johnson's lying to Parliament and which person she would like to perform a lie detector test on. Get your copy of The Social Superpower here: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-social-superpower Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Jesse Norman is the MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire and the author of acclaimed biographies of Edmund Burke and Adam Smith. His novel, The Winding Stair, is an epic tale of jealousy and intrigue in Elizabethan and Jacobean England, which holds a darkened mirror to our own contemporary politics. The Winding Stair whirls around two founders of our modern world – the scholar Francis Bacon and the attorney Edward Coke – and their struggle for power and the favour of the monarch. In this episode, we chat about how Jesse navigated the historical fiction genre, and we unpack some of the main characters, whilst reflecting on the novel's parallels with modern-day British politics. Get your copy of The Winding Stair here: www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-winding-stair Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Andy McSmith is a lobby journalist who worked for many years for national newspapers including the Daily Mirror, Observer, Daily Telegraph and Independent and was political editor of the Independent on Sunday. He is also the author of three volumes of political biographies; a novel set in Parliament; a history of Britain in the 1980s; and a history of the great Russian artists who lived and worked during Stalin's time. His new book, Strange People I Have Known, is filled with vivid portraits of those at the heart of British politics over the past forty years: a memoir of a life well lived and an insider's account of the inner workings of government. In this episode, we discuss what it's like to have been a lobby journalist, Andy's encounters with titans such as Robert Maxwell and Margaret Thatcher, and which three giants he would like to have lunch with. Get your copy of Strange People I Have Known here: www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/strange-people-i-have-known Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Tom Clark is a journalist, a contributing editor at Prospect and a fellow at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and was previously a leading writer at The Guardian for ten years. His new book, Broke, is a collection of essays from today's masters of social reportage on Britain's accelerating poverty crisis. Broke ventures deep into the communities so often ignored by politicians and introduces us to those at the hardest end of the breadline, combining human stories and analysis for a practical and hopeful solution. On this episode, we discuss some of the sobering stories at the heart of Broke, how poverty has changed in recent years and which three people he would give the book to in order to effect change. Get your copy of Broke here: www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/broke Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Dr Sarah-Louise Miller is an experienced historian, researcher, author, educator and media consultant, specialising in Second World War history. Her book, The Women Behind the Few, explores the Second World War from the perspective of the WAAFs working behind the scenes to collect and disseminate vital intelligence – intelligence that resulted in Allied victory. In this episode, Sarah shares the story of what first piqued her interest in this period and delves into a couple of the heroic tales featured in the book, ultimately picking one encounter she would've loved to have been a fly on the wall at! Get your copy of The Women Behind the Few here: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-women-behind-the-few Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Dave Rich, one of the UK's leading experts on antisemitism, joins us for a thorough discussion of the blatant, yet also implicit, antisemitism that is omnipresent in British society. His book, Everyday Hate, is about how antisemitism is built into our world – and how you can change it. Sacha Baron Cohen has stressed that ‘everyone should read this book. And if you don't think you need to, then you need to read it more than anyone.' On this episode, Dave shares some of the key understandings necessary to combat the hurtful antisemitism that many Britons struggle against. He also shares the three people to whom he would give his book to effect actual change for Jews. Get your copy of Everyday Hate here: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/everyday-hate Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Returning to the Biteback podcast is Alex Deane, author of Lessons from History and the newly released MORE Lessons from History. Alex shares quirky tales of history to his 40,000 followers on Twitter and hosts the regular podcast Hidden History Happy Hour. On this episode, he shares some of the EXCLUSIVE new tales in this second volume, delving into the more serious lessons that we and our politicians can (and should!) take from history. Interested? More Lessons from History is available to order here: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/more-lessons-from-history Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
No man is an island, wrote John Donne. BBC Home Editor Mark Easton argues the opposite: that we are all islands, and it is upon the contradictory shoreline where isolation meets connectedness, where ‘us' meets ‘them', that we find out who we truly are. Mark's new book Islands: Searching for truth on the shoreline reflects his lyrical but hard-hitting journalistic understanding of modern-day social structures. The result: a dreamy travel narrative with a labyrinth of historical facts and mythical tales, oozing with essence of escapism. In this episode, discover why we are still so fascinated by ‘islandness', the historical idea that Mark finds especially intriguing, and which book he would take to a desert island. PLUS listen out for your exclusive 20% off discount code! Mark's book is available here from the Biteback website: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/islands Music ‘Funkorama' by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
In a conversation that has – unfairly – been all but disregarded by many, including some of the Welsh themselves, Will Hayward reopens rational and thought-provoking debate. His new book, Independent Nation: Should Wales leave the UK?, brings nuance back to the arena for this crucial national conversation. Join us for a chat as we talk about the Welsh sense of worth, England's flippant relationship with Wales and identity within the union. Will's book is available here from the Biteback website: www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/independent-nation Music ‘Funkorama' by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
For Dr Samir Puri, the warning signs of the bloodshed and slaughter that Russia would one day impose upon Ukraine had been there for years. Samir's new book, Russia's Road to War with Ukraine, traces the relationship between the two countries from the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 to Putin's invasion in 2022. Join us for a chat in which we ask who he would give the book to (and, crucially, when!), what the future of the conflict is with winter fast approaching and whether there are any parallels with the relationship between China and Taiwan. Samir's book is available here from the Biteback website: bitebackpublishing.com/books/russia-s-road-to-war-with-ukraine Music ‘Funkorama' by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
From Harry and Meghan all the way to Princess Margaret, the royal family has certainly seen its fair share of scandals- and Tom Quinn's new book Scandals of the Royal Palaces is a deep-dive into some of the most shocking and least known. Join us for a chat that goes everywhere from the Queen's love of her Labradors to Edward VIII's love of cutting Wallis's toenails... Tom's book is available here from the Biteback website: bitebackpublishing.com/books/scandals-of-the-royal-palaces Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Today on Biteback Chats Books we're chatting to former policeman Iain Donnelly about his experience of a life in blue and the problems that are currently plaguing policing. Get your copy of Tango Juliet Foxtrot here: bitebackpublishing.com/books/tango-juliet-foxtrot Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Today we're ditching the microphone for the camera and putting BBC documentary maker Michael Cockerell under the spotlight. Cockerell has spent his entire career getting politicians to open up on the small screen, and now his memoirs, Unmasking Our Leaders, reveals exactly how he did it- alongside plenty of anecdotes... Get your copy of Unmasking Our Leaders here. Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
What made Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon's partnership so successful- and what tore it apart? Discover the true story of a jaw-dropping moment in Scottish politics with Biteback authors and political journalists David Clegg and Kieran Andrews. David and Kieran's book, Break-Up, is available here: bitebackpublishing.com/books/break-up Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Taking the mic today on the Biteback podcast is author Alex Deane! Alex's new book Lessons from History started as a Twitter project, collecting and celebrating history's forgotten heroes and villains via tweet threads. Now, he joins us to explain the importance of humour in telling stories, his favourite tales from the book and why you should always be grateful that you're not a Russian trapped in a snowstorm in need of major surgery... Want to find out more? Lessons from History is available to order here: bitebackpublishing.com/books/lessons-from-history Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Seasoned politician Oliver Letwin takes the mic this week to talk about the rising influence of China, it's relationship with the West and our need for a new way in which to work with this powerful new player on the world stage. Find Oliver's book China vs America on the Biteback website: bitebackpublishing.com/books/china-vs-america Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
This week, we're heading back in time to discover the story of one of the Second World War's most overlooked commanders: Sholto Douglas. Sholto suffered from PTSD in later life but it is only now with the publication of his daughter Katharine's book Behold the Dark Gray Man that we can appreciate the shadow that war cast on his extraordinary life. Behold the Dark Gray Man is out now: bitebackpublishing.com/books/behold-the-dark-gray-man Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
This week, author and professor Brian Brivati joins the Biteback podcast to talk about Arif Naqvi and the private equity firm he founded, Abraaj. Navqi's reign as one of the financial sector's brightest lights came to a sudden end in 2019 when he was arrested for fraud, but how much of the story is true? Brian's book, Icarus, is out now and available to order here: bitebackpublishing.com/books/icarus Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
In politics, there are no prizes for second place. Luckily, seasoned campaign professionals Mark Pack and Edward Maxfield know how to make elections work for you. Their new book contains 101 bite-sized lessons to help steer you on the course to power- and they're here to tell you what they've learned. Buy 101 Ways to Win An Election at bitebackpublishing.com/books/101-ways-to-win-an-election. Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
An insidious snobbery has taken root in parts of progressive Britain. Working-class voters have flexed their political muscles and helped to change the direction of the country, but in doing so they have been met with disdain and even abuse from elites in politics, culture and business. Why do we think like this, and what harm are these culture wars doing to the working classes? Mostly importantly, how can we change it? Author David Skelton joins us to shed some light on this little-discussed topic. David's book The New Snobbery is out now and can be found here: The New Snobbery | Biteback Publishing Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
This week we're discussing the ins and outs of that most controversial and complex of subjects: Brexit. It's been five years since the referendum and yet since it happened almost nobody is happy with the way Brexit unfolded. Why is that? Here to offer his insights is Brexitologist Chris Grey... Brexit Unfolded is available to order now: bitebackpublishing.com/books/brexit-unfolded Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
This week we're jumping in our time machines and heading back to a time where politics was very different- and Margaret Thatcher was still prime minister. The year is 1987, and she's about to fight her third election. With her is David Young, drafted in to help run it- and who decided to keep an audio diary during the months he spent doing so, which has now been published. Tune in to listen to him chat about politics today, the dangers of social media and how to get a seat in the cabinet without signing up to a political party... Find his book on the Biteback website here: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/thatcher-s-last-election Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
One hundred years have passed since the creation of Northern Ireland, but what have today's politicians learned from it? To mark the centenary, we're speaking to Biteback author Kevin Marr, whose book What A Bloody Awful country is out now and looks back at a bloody history... Find his book here. Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Historian Tony Insall takes the mic this week to talk about Norwegian-British alliances during the Second World War and the incredible things their secret forces did to sabotage German occupiers. Secret Alliances is out now and available to order on www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/secret-alliances Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Donald Trump: reckless? Genius? Dangerous? Businessman Simon Dolan makes the case for a reassessment of this controversial president's time in office in the latest episode of the Biteback podcast. Trump: The Hidden Halo is out now: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/trump-the-hidden-halo Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
It's 1953 and the Doomsday Clock has just been moved to two minutes to midnight. Join Biteback author Roger Hermiston as he discusses the trials and tribulations of a fascinating year for the latest episode of the podcast! You can buy Roger's book Two Minutes to Midnight here: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/two-minutes-to-midnight Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
The period of 2010-2015 was a turbulent time in British politics, and Alastair Campbell was there for it all. The latest instalment of his diaries covers the rise of David Cameron, Ed Miliband's tenure as leader of the Labour party, two inquiries and the spectacle that was the Olympics: sit back and listen to us discuss most of it! The Alastair Campbell Diaries Volume 8: Rise and Fall of the Olympic Spirit is out now: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/alastair-campbell-diaries-volume-8 Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
What does a physician do? John Quin spent his career in the NHS working with unruly patients, navigating hospital cliques and learning just what it was an endocrinologist does. In this chat we learn more about his career: the dark humour, the reality of working in Glasgow and how Nabokov got him through it all. John's book, Dr Quin Medicine Man, is out now: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/dr-quin-medicine-man Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
A few days after Elisabeth Spencer's daughter Milly came out as trans, her husband was diagnosed with a terminal illness. Spencer's moving memoir of what followed, The Road to My Daughter, is an illuminating account of what it means to be the mother of a trans daughter, and in this podcast we chat about everything from the prejudice trans people face in the healthcare system, to the ways in which their relationship has changed. The Road to My Daughter is now available to buy on the Biteback website or wherever you get your books: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-road-to-my-daughter
For this week's podcast we're travelling all the way to America! Our guest and Biteback author Annie Bracken worked for George HW Bush during his presidency and is full of stories about life in the White House, from awkward dates to going running with the secret service. Her book, How to Break Into the White House, is also out now: check it out here! How to Break Into the White House | Biteback Publishing Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Economist and author Liam Halligan joins us for the first Biteback podcast of 2021 to chat about all things housing! We discuss the impact of big developers in the market, the reason house prices are so high and what politicians are doing to fix things... Liam's book Home Truths is out in paperback on the Biteback website: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/home-truths Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
On this week's episode of the Biteback podcast we chat to Henry Milner, a criminal defence solicitor who has represented criminals in the UK for over fifty years. He talks about the dangers of defending a client in the seventies, some of his favourite cases and why professional criminals are always easier to represent than newbies. Henry's book, No Lawyers in Heaven, is out now: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/no-lawyers-in-heaven Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeo Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Seasoned journalist Clive Irving pops into the virtual studios to chat about the royal family's relationship with the media, his time working on Fleet Street and what he thinks about the future of the crown... Clive's book, The Last Queen, is now available from the Biteback website: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-last-queen Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Former Special Adviser Peter Cardwell has worked under four government ministers in his time, weathering gaffes, media storms and prime ministers. But what is it actually like to be a SpAd? In the latest edition of the Biteback podcast, we chat about meeting Kevin Spacey in airports, getting your inside leg measured in a government office and the surprising ways you can use gaffer tape... The Secret Life of Special Advisers is available on the Biteback website: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-secret-life-of-special-advisers Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
How would you go about changing the world? For fifteen-year-old Jonny Oates, the answer was simple: he boarded a plane to Addis Ababa with the intention of tackling the Ethiopian famine. The thirty years that followed taught him that creating change wasn't that easy... Listen to him talk about his mental health, his time in the coalition government and his love of Africa in this week's edition of the Biteback podcast! Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Journalist Giles Edwards joins us to discuss what presidents and prime ministers do once they retire. From rubbing shoulders with Nelson Mandela to getting involved in the charity sector, the answer is quite a lot... Pre-order Giles' book here: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-ex-men Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
We talk to Labour pollster Deborah Mattinson about the 2019 general election, the abandoned towns that switched from voting Labour to voting Conservative, and why Boris Johnson is enjoying a reputation as a modern-day James Bond. Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Journalist and author Yasmin Alibhai-Brown joins us in the virtual Biteback studio to talk about her new book, Ladies Who Punch, incredible women who have shaped today's society and her past as a (literal) bra-burning feminist... Ladies Who Punch is out now! Take a look at it here: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/ladies-who-punch Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Take a journey behind the doors of Buckingham Palace as former MP and cabinet minister Norman Baker discusses where the royal family's finances come from, the method behind the honours system and the fate of a certain Prince Andrew... Norman's book, ...And What Do You Do? is out in paperback on 8 September. Take a look at https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/and-what-do-you-do! Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
How do you catch a drug smuggler who's famous for escaping captivity? New York Times journalist Alan Feuer dives into the murky world of El Chapo in this chat about his upcoming book, El Jefe, featuring wiretapping, corruption, and a fair amount of double-crossing... Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw talks about his time in office, getting the timing right during a Commons debate, and the idiosyncrasies of Iran in this week's Biteback podcast. Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Journalist and author Eliane Glaser talks to us about defending the idea of liberalism, the defunding of the arts and the 'real elites' who are behind it. Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Former barrister and judge Inigo Bing joins us to talk about the relationship between the government and the law, how the public's trust in our judiciary is failing, and the astonishing fact that the UK doesn't have a written constitution... Inigo's book, Populism on Trial, is out on 20th August. Pre-order it on bitebackpublishing.com! Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Professor of Journalism and former BBC journalist Kurt Barling takes the mic to chat about his book The R Word, his experiences of racism and the ways in which the UK should confront its history. Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sit down for a tale of deceit, ruthlessness and greed... We chat to Christopher Othen, the author of The King of Nazi Paris. Chris's book is about one of the most notorious gangs in French history, and we talk about its charismatic leader, Henri Lafont, the realities of wartime Paris and just what it took to blackmail a Nazi. Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
On the Biteback podcast today is Labour peer, author and academic Andrew Adonis! We chat about his new book Ernest Bevin: Labour's Churchill, that historic 1945 election and who today's Bevin might be... Music Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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