Podcast appearances and mentions of Peter Kemp

We are living through a time between stories—where the old economic narratives of scarcity, extraction, and separation are crumbling, and a new one is seeking to be born. At the heart of this transition is the question: What do we truly value, and how do we express that value in ways that nourish life?Imagine a society where every act of care, contribution, and kindness is not only appreciated but economically recognised. Schools, councils, and local businesses become part of an ecosystem where value flows back and forth amongst the people who create it. This doesn't replace wages or public services—it enhances them.This is a good step of the way towards a culture that's predicated on solid core values of compassion, integrity and generosity of spirit, and where we value what we care about, rather than what we can grab.  So how do we build this in ways that work - and do so inside the current system? This week's guest, Peter Kemp, calls himself a professional dot-joiner.  Peter is a UK-based digital innovator and social entrepreneur whose career has spanned web technology, media production, civic engagement, and alternative economics. He was a co founder of HullCoin, and currently serves as CEO of Value Squared (V2) Ltd and the Social Value Academy, organisations dedicated to reimagining how we understand, measure, and reward social value.As part of his work, Peter has helped to establish Citizen Coin - a digital, values-led complementary currency designed explicitly to recognise and reward social, environmental, and civic contributions that often go unpaid and undervalued in the mainstream economy.  He says, 'The current economic model—predominantly built around fiat currencies and centralised systems—is increasingly failing to deliver equitable outcomes, community cohesion, or environmental resilience. Citizen Coin offers a new approach: a digital token earned through pro-social actions—such as volunteering, participating in community initiatives, or engaging in sustainable practices. These actions are verified by local authorities, public sector bodies, or accredited third-party partners. Unlike traditional money, which is often scarce and controlled, Citizen Coins are abundant where social value is being generated.'Crucially, Citizen Coin is not a replacement for fiat currency. Instead, it operates as a complementary economy—a parallel system that strengthens local resilience, incentivises positive behaviour, and redistributes recognition for care work and civic participation.  More than a technology, this offers a shift in worldview—a move from scarcity to abundance, from extraction to contribution. As we face overlapping crises of inequality, climate, and mental health, complementary economies like this are no longer radical—they are necessary.  Citizen Coin is not just about digital infrastructure or economic reform. It is about choosing a new story—one where we honour the unseen, uplift the essential, and move from domination to stewardship. It is about birthing an economy in service to life.Value Squared https://www.value-squared.com/#aboutCitizen Coin https://www.citizencoin.uk/If you're interested in joining us at a Gathering, or in the Membership, please follow the links below: Accidental Gods Gatherings https://accidentalgods.life/gatherings-2025/Accidental Gods Membership https://accidentalgods.life/join-us/

Entrepreneur Peter Kemp, MD of Global 3 Digital, has navigated the dynamic landscape of digital corporate communications. With the establishment of his agency in 1999, Kemp successfully led the company through significant growth, culminating in its strategic sale in 2014. Kemp's journey unfolds with insights into the acquisition process, emphasizing a streamlined due diligence period. Beyond the sale, Kemp ventured into a new endeavor, Flint, showcasing his resilience and adaptability in the evolving realm of digital ventures. In this episode Peter Kemp is engaged in a discussion with Barnaby about his journey in establishing, growing, and eventually selling his digital corporate communications agency. Founded in 1999, the agency addressed a market gap by providing websites for quoted companies. Kemp shared insights into the intricacies of negotiating the sale with a larger competitor backed by private equity. The acquisition, which took place in 2014, involved an all-cash deal. Kemp highlighted the critical aspect of a streamlined six-week due diligence process, despite the challenges it posed. The integration phase, while presenting some differences in technological approaches, proved successful, with the acquiring company retaining many of Global 3 Digital's clients seamlessly. Kemp reflected on the impact of personal health considerations on the decision to sell. Post-acquisition, Kemp faced constraints due to a three-year non-compete clause but eventually launched a new venture named Flint with two former colleagues. Flint, a platform built on a proprietary SAS platform, enables the creation of corporate websites for listed companies without the need for web development. The focus is on scalability and a non-immediate plan for sale, showcasing lessons learned from the previous venture. The conversation also touched on Kemp's advice for business owners considering a sale, emphasizing the importance of maintaining open relationships with competitors and keeping meticulous records for due diligence. The episode provided a comprehensive exploration of Kemp's entrepreneurial journey, shedding light on the strategic decisions and challenges inherent in building and selling a digital agency. Join our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/iC8sIY Come to The Exit Plan Live on the 31st January 2024: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-exit-plan-live-tickets-765231597307  

In 1936, Peter Kemp, a recent graduate of Cambridge University, decided to fight for the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War. In 1957, he published 'Mine Were of Trouble,' an account of his wartime experiences. VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATIONJack has published a novel!Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Tower-Jack-BC-ebook/dp/B0CM5P9N9M/ref=monarch_sidesheetApple Books: http://books.apple.com/us/book/id6466733671Jack's website: www.jackbc.meLevi's website: www.levioutloud.comOur Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheBookClubfromHellwww.thebookclubfromhell.comJoin our Discord (the best place to interact with us): discord.gg/ZMtDJ9HscrWatch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0n7r1ZTpsUw5exoYxb4aKA/featuredTwitter: @bookclubhell666

Disasters at sea have lead to fundamental changes in ship design, surveys and rules and regulations. Whilst the sea (and sailing) is a cruel mistress, there are some basics which can make it safer for seafarers and this is what the episode is all about!You will hear from our wonderful guest Rhoda Willson who works for Lloyds Register and is passionate about saving lives. You will also hear about the plimsoll shoe, which is relevant. We promise.This season, we're working in collaboration with SHE_SEES for Lloyd's Register Foundation with Emilie Sandy and Freeweaver SAORI Studio, London------Guests:Rhoda WillsonLead Specialist at Lloyds RegisterRepresents Lloyds Register at the International Association of Class Societies and is the General Policy Group member.------Ships:Jolie BriseBlue Mermaid------Other Resources:Fastnet DisasterThe Oxford Companion Book of Ships and the Sea. Edited by Peter Kemp, 1988.Lloyds Register Foundation - open source of historic regulations for sailing shipsSOLAS - Safety of Lives at Sea conventionMCA - Maritime & Coastguard AgencyMARPOL -  International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from ShipsMAIB - Marine Accident Investigation BranchIMO - International Maritime Organisation.Support the showListen to two passionate traditional sailors talk about the subject they love and have a laugh at the same time!Follow us on Facebook/Instagram/Youtube: @offwatchpodSign up to our newsletter on our website Want to support the show? Buy us a slice of pizza here

Some thoughts on Peter Kemp's book "Mine Were of Trouble", which is an interesting counterpoint to Orwell's "Homage to Catalonia" that we covered in the last episode. Full article, links, pictures and more here: https://www.expatmadrid.com/2023/05/18/mine-were-of-trouble/ Donate to the podcast at expatmadrid.com/donate and please don't hesitate to drop me a line through the blog. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spain/message

New research has found feeding cows the leafy herb plantain can reduce nitrogen leaching from dairy farms by up to 60%, and may help improve the quality of the country's waterways…  The research was led by DairyNZ and carried out at Massey University, and more recently Lincoln…  To tell us more, we're joined by Professor Peter Kemp from Massey University.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we're traveling back to. . . well, it's not totally clear, but we're talking about Cold War history with Top Secret! Join us as we learn about that weird heel click salute, Ripple, surf rock, the fascinating history of the phrase "that sucks", and more! Sources: "Churchill Broadcast on the Soviet-German War (June 1941)" https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/churchill-broadcast-on-the-soviet-german-war-june-1941  Daniel Thomas Curtin, The Land of Deepening Shadow: Germany-at-war, (1917) https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Land_of_Deepening_Shadow/jxEyAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0  Sarah Wagner and Thomas Matyók, "Monumental Change: The Shifting Politics of Obligation at the Tomb of the Unknowns," History and Memory 30, no.1 (2018): 40-75.  "Desalination history" https://www.water.vic.gov.au/water-grid-and-markets/desalination/desalination-background/desalination-history  David Sedlak, "Turning to the Sea for Drinking Water," Water 4.0: The Past, Present, and Future of the World's Most Vital Resource, 217-37 (Yale University Press, 2014). https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt5vksm5.15   E. Delyannis, "Historic background of desalination and renewable energies," Solar Energy, 75, no.5 (2003): 357-66.  Andreas N. Angelakis, Mohammad Valipour, Kwang-Ho Choo, Abdelkader T. Ahmed, Alper Baba, Rohitashw Kumar, Gurpal S. Toor, and Zhiwei Want, "Desalination: From Ancient to Present and Future," Water 13 (2021).  "Why suck is a dirty word | | The Guardian" https://amp.theguardian.com/theguardian/2000/sep/13/guardianletters4  Gillian Frank, "Discophobia: Antigay Prejudice and the 1979 Backlash against Disco," Journal of the History of Sexuality, 16, no.2 (2007): 276-306.  https://www.jstor.org/stable/30114235  Dear and Peter Kemp, (eds.) "sucking the monkey," The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea (Oxford University Press, 2007).  John Ayto and John Simpson, "suck," The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang (Oxford University Press, 2013).  BBC Learning English, "Suck it and see," https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/the-english-we-speak/ep-170404  Billboard Magazine, June 29 1963: https://books.google.com/books?id=XgsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26#v=onepage&q&f=false Beach Boys "Surfin'" 1961: https://youtu.be/3jIdYAAO7cM Ben Finney, "Surfing in Ancient Hawaii," The Journal of Polynesian Society 68, 4 (1959) RL Rutsky, "Surfing the Other: Ideology on the Beach," Film Quarterly 52, 4 (1999) Chris Gibson and Andrew Warren, "Making Surfboards: Emergence of a Trans-Pacific Cultural Industry," Journal of Pacific History 49, 1 (2014) https://drunkard.com/55-dead-end-drinks/

Shout out to Mystery Grove Publishing Company for publishing Kemp's memoirs.

Topic: Peter Kemp started two experiential agencies focused on connecting with, and serving, the high value clients of fortune 500 companies. To do this successfully Peter must build mutually beneficial and trusting relationships with some of the worlds most powerful and successful leaders. During this interview Peter will share how you can build the same powerful relationships regardless of what industry you're in. Free https://learn.alextremble.com/courses/Networking (Strategic Networking Course) worth $479 If you would like to be entered to our monthly raffle for a online strategic networking course worth $479 all you have to do is: Step 1: Post a leadership or career advancement question on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or leave a comment on one of my YouTube videos (youtube.com/alextremble) Step 2: Tag me LinkedIn: @AlexTremble Instagram: @AlexDTremble Twitter: @AlexDTremble Facebook: @AlexDTrembleGPS/ Step 3: Add the following hashtag, "TheATshow" to your post Today's guest: Peter Kemp is the most known, unknown...

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk open with a short discussion of video games simulating life without the meaning and wasting time that could be spent on real things, and then continue the discussion of the Spanish Civil War, talking about the interference of outside forces and the importance of creating ties with people in other places. Finally, they talk about the experience of Eric Blair (better known as George Orwell) in the Spanish Civil War and his books written not against the left, but against authoritarianism. Books recommended: Mine Were of Trouble by Peter Kemp, and The Modern Survival Manual: Surviving the Economic Collapse by Fernando "Ferfal" Aguirre. Visit our website -  A Brief History of Power Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO Dr Koontz - Agrarian, Egghead, White Guy -  Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne Rev Fisk - Author, Fanatic, White Guy - St Paul Rockford Music thanks to Verny

The power of politics to deliver genuine progress in global efforts to combat climate change is top priority this year. In Energy Intelligence's latest podcast, energy transition experts Ronan Kavanagh and Peter Kemp examine the significant energy transition trends and events to watch closely in 2021.  Hosted by: Ronan Kavanagh, Deputy Editor EI New Energy, Peter Kemp, Editorial Director 

With the current state of the world, young people face a bleaker outlook than ever, so in this podcast, we deep-dive into ways the industry is helping young people, what more can be done and how teachers and parents can nurture blossoming creative passion. We speak to Amy Smith from Framestore, Phil Attfield from NextGen Skills Academy, Peter Kemp from 3DAmi and Tom Box from Blue Zoo, as well as special guests who have been involved in the activities discussed. Hosted by Simon Devereux and produced by Tom Box.

A fascinating memoir by an Englishman who fought for the side that fortunately won in the Spanish Civil War, Franco's Nationalists.  (The written version of this review, in web, PDF, and ebook formats, can be found here.)

Ett program som tar kontakt med och lyfter fram olika kroppars historia. Så som man betraktar människan, så behandlar man henne", skriver Peter Kemp i boken Det oersättliga. Står det alltså i varje människas makt att se över och reflektera hur vi betraktar andra? Kan brottet starta i underlåtenhet? Går det att närma sig brott mot kropp utifrån ett vidare strukturellt perspektiv? Vilka drabbas mer än andra? Varför? Det började med en elak kommentar som hon fick redan som ett litet barn; den planterade en känsla av mindervärde. Under skoltiden förstärktes känslan och vägen blev kort till att bli en av dem som förlorat sin röst i utsatthet och skam. Nu talar Merly Åsbygård om sin rättslöshet, tystnadskultur och vikten av hur och med vilken attityd en människa blir bemött när den väl söker hjälp. Det globala perspektivet, med systematiska brott mot människor, lyfter Annami Löfving som har levt och arbetat i Myanmar de senaste 12 åren med jämställdhet och mänskliga rättigheter. Hon menar att alla och vem som helst kan bidra genom att sträcka ut en hand, engagera sig, kanske något så enkelt som att prata med en person som lever i isolering eller att söka information om vad som ligger bakom vissa produkter i form av horribla arbetsförhållanden, utsatthet och brott - mot de mest utsatta kropparna. De utan makt. Brott mot kropp sänds första gången 1 augusti kl 14.30 i P1.

Peter Kemp might look like he's just stepped off the set of Suits, but he's no actor. A specialist in mergers and acquisitions, foreign direct investment structures and all applicable laws and regulations, mining and mining regulations, equity and debt funding, corporate structuring, information technology, all aspects of BEE, funding and producing films, and general corporate and commercial law - Peter has been a partner at Fluxmans since 2011. Fluxmans Attorneys

CliffCentral.com — Peter Kemp might look like he’s just stepped off the set of Suits, but he’s no actor. A specialist in mergers and acquisitions, foreign direct investment structures and all applicable laws and regulations, mining and mining regulations, equity and debt funding, corporate structuring, information technology, all aspects of BEE, funding and producing films, and general corporate and commercial law - Peter has been a partner at Fluxmans since 2011.

Nadveren har adskilt protestanter og katolikker i 500 år. Men hvad er det, som adskiller dem. Og hvorfor må protestanter ikke tage nadver hos katolikker, når katolikker gerne må hos protestanter? Katolsk præst Daniel Nørgaard, tidl biskop Karsten Nissen og tidl kirkeminister Birthe Rønn Hornbech er i studiet hos Christoffer Emil Bruun, som også mindes den netop afddøde filosof Peter Kemp.

Legendary composer lyricist Stephen Sondheim's career is discussed by musical theatre experts Peter Kemp and Gary Hillberg. Film historian David Donaldson looks at his magnificent obsessions - A 'lost' Aussie film Captain Thunderbolt and the career of Australias first Hollywood director, the legendary J.P McGowan.

Film Buff regulars Peter Kemp and Gary Hillbery discuss the careers of the recently deceased Dorothy Malone and octogenarian icon Vanessa Redgrave.

This year's Golden Bear winning film On Body And Soul is a peculiar love story between two social misfits who work at a Hungarian abattoir A revival of Thornton Wilder's most-performed play Our Town at Manchester's Royal Exchange resets it to reflect the local audience Jennifer Egan's follow up to her multi prize-winning A Visit From The Goon Squad is Manhattan Beach. Set in the docks of New York during wartime, Egan has described it as "a fairly straightforward, noirish thriller". Will our panel be more effulgent? A major new exhibition of the work of the late street artist Jean-Michel Basquiat has opened at London's Barbican Centre; was he warmly or suffocatingly embraced by New York's hungry art scene in the 1980s? HBO TV's new series The Deuce begins on Sky Atlantic And - if you listen to the podcast version of this programme, you can find out what the reviewers have been enjoying when they're not absorbing stuff for the Saturday Review Tom Sutclidffe's guests are Natalie Haynes, Arifa Akbar and Peter Kemp. The producer is Oliver Jones.

Peter Kemp (professor emeritus), Jonas Lieberkind (lektor) og Ove Korsgaard (ekstern lektor) bidrager hver især til eftermiddagens tema. Kemp udlægger dannelse som noget, der kvalificerer til medborgerskab og knytter det bl.a. til etisk og social ansvarlighed. Oplægget rummer også en kritik af Jens Rasmussen og konkurrencestatens brug af begrebet ‘livsduelighed’. I Lieberkinds perspektiv er dannelse noget, der altid er - og har været - politisk og kommer bl.a. ind på 1990’ernes revitalisering af dannelse (kompetence, employability, mus-samtaler). Korsgaards udgangspunkt er den amerikanske filosof Martha Nussbaum og han taler bl.a. om, at ‘medborger’ kan bruges på forskellige niveauer (byborger, statsborger, unionsborger, verdensborger).

I serien GAMLE PÆDAGOGER kan man høre en samtale med Egon Clausen og filosoffen Peter Kemp om hans debatbog "Løgnen om dannelse - opgør med halvdannelsen." Peter Kemp mener, at den nye lov og folkeskolen ikke fører til dannelse af ansvarsbevidste medborgere, således som det har været skolens formål i flere hundrede år.

Biskop Kjeld Holm og filosof Peter Kemp har besøgt Hovedbiblioteket og fortalt om teologen og idéhistorikeren Johannes Sløk. Der tages udgangspunkt i Kjeld Holms nye Sløk-biografi 'Mennesket er en misforståelse'. Biskoppen for Århus Stift, Kjeld Holm, fortæller om sit mangeårige venskab med teologen og idéhistorikeren Johannes Sløk. Litteraturformidler Suzan Erdogan fra Københavns Hovedbibliotek introducerer. Lån bogen Lån ebogen på Københavns Biblioteker

A lecture given by Peter Kemp at the conference "HUGSUN OG VERULEIKI", on Pall Skulason's philosophy 27th May 2016.

Aan tafel hadden we Ronald Koster en @peterkemp. Dit was de tiende uitzending van Obscura Vrijdag Vragen. Heb je nog … Het bericht ObscuraLIVE Vrijdag Vragen 010 Peter Kemp & Ronald Koster verscheen eerst op Cafe Obscura | Foto | Video | Workshops | Community.

Peter Kemp isn't well recorded, so there's little to tell about him other than he sailed on the Magnet and saw a coast that's now named after him.Jason Kimberley traveled to Antarctica in 2005 and did the hauling and the crevasse fields that make up much of my nightmare material.  On his return, in addition to writing one of the most accessible recent books about life on the ice, Jason established "Cool Australia," an online science education resource for school children.  Finally, I give a brief account of getting toasty, which is, in addition to snaws, a thing.

Val McDermid thinks crime writing is most definitely a suitable job for a woman. She believes women are good at observing the minutiae of life and incorporating them into clue development. Despite writing a book entitled 'An Unsuitable Job For A Woman', PD James evidently thought the same. Val McDermid -who knew and loved the writer who died last November - discusses her life with the help of James' friend, the literary critic Peter Kemp. Producer: Maggie Ayre.

With Mark Lawson. Novelist William Boyd has taken two short stories by Chekhov and turned them into his first stage play, called Longing. Starring Tamsin Greig, Iain Glen and John Sessions, Longing contains many Chekhovian themes, including long-buried emotions and a yearning for Moscow. Peter Kemp reviews. Hilary Mantel has added the David Cohen Prize for Literature to her recent success in the Man Booker Prize and the Costa Award. The biennial award celebrates an author's entire career rather than one work. The author of Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies considers her success, and gives her unapologetic reaction to the media storm which followed her recent thoughts about the Duchess of Cambridge. Marianne Faithfull, Soweto Kinch, Paul Heaton and conductor André de Ridder reflect on music inspired by the Seven Deadly Sins. Jazz saxophonist Soweto Kinch reveals why he became the voice of temptation on his latest album, The Legend Of Mike Smith, and Paul Heaton explains why he added an eighth sin. Producer Nicki Paxman.

With Mark Lawson. Light Show at the Hayward Gallery in London is the first survey of light-based art in the UK and brings together artworks from the 1960s to the present day, from 22 artists including Dan Flavin, Olafur Eliasson and Jenny Holzer. Lighting designers Paule Constable and Patrick Woodroffe give their response to the works on show. Paul Kildea discusses his biography of Benjamin Britten, which has already made the news when he claimed that the composer's death was hastened by syphilis. Playwright Simon Stephens' new play, Port, opens at the National Theatre this week. Directed by Marianne Elliott, it tells the story of a family in Stockport. We first meet 11 year old Racheal, and six-year-old Billy in 1988, and the play follows them over the next 13 years of their lives. Peter Kemp reviews. Producer Ellie Bury.

With Mark Lawson. Mark Gatiss stars as King Charles I in Howard Brenton's play 55 Days, which focuses on the period culminating in the trial and execution of the monarch, as Oliver Cromwell takes control. Peter Kemp reviews. Cartoonist and writer Posy Simmonds, whose creations include Tamara Drewe, discusses Mrs Weber's Omnibus - a collection of the newspaper comic strips she began in 1977 and continued for more than a decade. The strips centre on three middle-class, middle-aged school friends and their families, and Posy Simmonds reflects on finding inspiration from everyday life, and how she approached the ageing of her characters. At lunchtime today Derry~Londonderry City of Culture 2013 announced its programme of events. Executive Programmer Graeme Farrow reveals what's happening, and the decisions behind his choice. Seal Team Six: the Raid on Osama Bin Laden is a new film to be broadcast on TV in America two days before the Presidential election - and it has prompted controversy following reports that producer Harvey Weinstein, a Democrat supporter, had added more footage to highlight the role played by the current President. David Darcy reports from New York. Producer Ella-mai Robey.

With Mark Lawson. Director Ridley Scott returns to science fiction with Prometheus, starring Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender. It follows a group of scientists who travel to a distant world, where they encounter a threat to human existence. How does it compare to Scott's earlier blockbuster, Alien? Naomi Alderman gives her verdict. Michael Morpurgo and his biographer Maggie Fergusson discuss how they have collaborated on his life story, From War Child to War Horse. In seven chapters she describes how the unbookish boy who wanted to be an army officer became a best-selling children's author; and Michael responds with seven new stories. They reflect on the sometimes painful aspects of his childhood and his relationship with his own children. Jodie Whittaker and Christopher Eccleston star in a new National Theatre production of Antigone by Sophocles. Peter Kemp reviews. Ken Loach recently complained about the certificate awarded to The Angels' Share by the British Board of Film Classification. In order to qualify for a 15 certificate, several swear words had to be removed, prompting the director to observe that the middle class "is obsessed by what they call bad language." The BBFC's Head Of Policy, David Austin, defends the decision and reveals the detailed negotiations that take place behind the scenes between the board and film-makers. Producer Ellie Bury.

Peter Kemp, the Sunday Times fiction editor, talks at the Crime Fiction Day at St John's College, University of Oxford, on the theme of British Detective Fiction.

Peter Kemp, the Sunday Times fiction editor, talks at the Crime Fiction Day at St John's College, University of Oxford, on the theme of British Detective Fiction.

At Last (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) Acclaimed British novelist Edward St. Aubyn (Mother's Milk, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize) will read and sign his new novel At Last. "Sparkling... With the wit of Wilde, the lightness of Wodehouse, and the waspishness of Waugh, [St. Aubyn] wraps his fancy prose style around the self in extremis ('suffocated, dropped, born of raped as well as born to be raped"), situations more familiar to readers of Cooper or Burroughs."  --Zadie Smith, Harper's "A miraculously wrought piece of art." --Suzi Feay, The Financial Times "St. Aubyn's technique is to crystallise emotional intensity into sentences of arctic beauty, which can be caustically witty or brutal. His novels are uncommonly well controlled, and thus their impact is all the more powerful... In At Last this crystallisation and control are on glittering display... We have reached the pinnacle of a series that has plunged into darkness and risen towards light. At Last is both resounding end and hopeful beginning." -- Philip Womack, The Telegraph "Ferociously funny, painfully acute and exhilaratingly written... Brimming with witty flair, sardonic perceptiveness and literary finesse." --Peter Kemp, The Sunday Times Edward St. Aubyn was born in London in 1960. He is the author of A Clue to the Exit and On the Edge, and of a series of novels about the Melrose family, the trilogy Some Hope and Mother's Milk, which was shortlisted for the 2006 Man Booker Prize. Photo of the author by Timothy Allen. THIS EVENT WAS RECORDED LIVE AT SKYLIGHT BOOKS FEBRUARY 19, 2012

With Mark Lawson. Playwright and screenwriter Abi Morgan's recent credits include The Hour on TV and The Iron Lady and Shame in the cinema. Her TV adaptation of Sebastian Faulks' best-selling novel Birdsong begins on Sunday. She reflects on her approaches to writing for the screen and stage. Ralph Fiennes makes his debut as a film director with a contemporary version of Shakespeare's political thriller Coriolanus. Fiennes also takes the title role, with Vanessa Redgrave as his fierce mother Volumnia and Gerard Butler as his rival Aufidius. Andrew Dickson reviews. Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen tells Mark how his new album Old Ideas was partly inspired by the responses of audiences around the world during his last tour. Mark Ellen reviews the disc, Cohen's first studio album for eight years. Antony Sher stars in Nicholas Wright's new play about the early days of cinema and the contribution of Jewish Eastern European immigrants to the Hollywood film industry. Peter Kemp reviews. Producer Philippa Ritchie.

With Kirsty Lang. Film-maker Terence Davies has adapted and directed The Deep Blue Sea, based on the play by Terence Rattigan. It stars Rachel Weisz as a woman who walks out on her husband and her comfortable life, to move in with a young former RAF pilot. Peter Kemp give his verdict. As piano duo Katia and Marielle Labèque embark on a three day festival celebrating minimalist music, they discuss whether sisterhood is useful when sharing a piano, and why minimalism has a lot in common with rock and roll. To mark four decades of Newsround, the children's news programme will receive a special Children's BAFTA award this weekend. John Craven, its original presenter, reflects on it covering difficult events such as the Challenger shuttle disaster and the arrest of murderer Fred West. Pixie Lott's new album has a track which includes a harmonica solo by Stevie Wonder. It's the first time the two artists have worked together, though Stevie Wonder's distinctive harmonica-playing has featured in a host of songs by other musicians. David Quantick considers the art of the harmonica solo. Producer Rebecca Nicholson.

With Mark Lawson. Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones star in a new stage production of Driving Miss Daisy, the Pulitzer prize-winning play which inspired an Oscar-winning film. Peter Kemp reports from the opening night. Des O'Connor has worked as an entertainer for over 45 years, including over 1000 appearances on the London Palladium stage. Now - at the age of 79 - he is making his debut in a West End musical, in Dreamboats and Petticoats. He reflects on his career, including the jokes made by Morecambe and Wise. Frank Cottrell Boyce has written sequels to Ian Fleming's children's adventure Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, with the blessing of the Fleming Estate. He discusses the challenges of continuing a children's classic. The Swedish poet Tomas Transtroemer has won the 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature. Writer Anders Roslund reflects on how the news has been received in Sweden. Producer Jerome Weatherald.

DJ Taylor talks to Barry Unsworth, who shared the 1992 Booker Prize for his historical novel Sacred Hunger, about his sequel The Quality of Mercy. Indian-born novelist Anita Desai discusses her latest book The Artist of Disappearance, a trio of novellas. And literary critic Peter Kemp traces the history of the novella.