Podcast appearances and mentions of gemma todd

Actor and presenter Martin Clunes, best known for his roles in Men Behaving Badly and Doc Martin, joins Rev Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir to discuss discovering the islands of Australia, his love of animals and life on his farm. Gemma Todd is a mobile librarian who has just published her first novel, as GX Todd. She talks about getting her HGV licence and her love of Lego. JP Devlin meets listener Jean Rawson, 93, who describes how her family dog comforted her in a time of great need. Della O'Sullivan runs the Dulwich Wing Tsun Academy. She explains how she got into Chinese martial arts. Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain shares her Inheritance Tracks. She has chosen Blackbird by The Beatles and Michael Jackson's Black or White. DIY SOS presenter Nick Knowles talks about his early music and sporting ambitions, love of cooking and passion for motorbikes. Martin Clunes: Islands of Australia continues on ITV at 8pm on Tuesday. Defender by GX Todd is out now. Nadiya Hussain's debut novel The Secret Lives of the Amir Sisters is out now. Proper Healthy Food book by Nick Knowles is out now. Producer: Claire Bartleet Editor: Eleanor Garland.

In this episode of DrivenByWords we were lucky enough to interview best selling author John Connolly. John was in Walsall to do an event for the 10th anniversary re-issue of his novel, The Book of Lost Things, and we managed to talk him into sitting down and swapping stories with us. Not only was it a fantastic event, it was a pretty special podcast too. hosted by Tom Bissell and Gemma Todd

In this podcast we speak to My Name is Leon author, Kit de Waal. We took Kit out for a drive on the Mobile Library van to one of our regular, timetabled stops. Once we’d parked up, Gemma got out some cakes she’d promised us and we hit record on the Dictaphone. Find out about Kit’s love of libraries, her favourite books, and a little bit about her next book and why it’s currently untitled. Oh, and say hello to Fact Frog, making his first appearance in a DBW podcast. Hosted by Gemma Todd and Tom Bissell

In the very first DrivenByWords podcast, Walsall's Mobile Library drives Young Adult author Polly Ho-Yen around, before returning to base to record an interview with her. Find out why Polly came to Walsall, how important libraries are to her, and whether or not she's any good at spelling. Hosted by Gemma Todd and Lyn Lovern

Gilly McAllister (@billygean) and Gemma Todd (@gemtodd) discuss their vastly differing methods for finding the time to write. (Disclaimer: there's a tiny bit of swearing in this episode.)

Gemma Todd and Gilly McAllister discuss signing with their literary agents