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Antonia Hodgson and Luke Brown

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 17^th Apr 2014, 19:45 on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: Sat 19^th Apr 2014, 17:45 on BBC News Channel HD

Antonia Hodgson on her historical novel and murder mystery The Devil in the Marshalsea, and Luke Brown on his publishing satire, My Biggest Lie. Show more

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Presenter:: Nick Higham
Interviewed Guest:: Antonia Hodgson
Interviewed Guest:: Luke Brown

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18/06/2015

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 18^th Jun 2015, 19:45 on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: Sun 21^st Jun 2015, 19:45 on BBC News Channel HD

Nick Higham meets the journalist, campaigner and author Brian Cathcart to discuss his latest book The News From Waterloo.

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Presenter:: Nick Higham
Interviewed Guest:: Brian Cathcart

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19/03/2015

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 19^th Mar 2015, 19:45 on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: Thu 19^th Mar 2015, 19:45 on BBC News Channel HD

To mark the 800 year anniversary of Magna Carta, Nick Higham catches up with two distinguished medieval historians, Marc Morris and Stephen Church. Show more

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Presenter:: Nick Higham
Interviewed Guest:: Marc Morris
Interviewed Guest:: Stephen Church

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Sloane Crosley

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 12^th Jun 2014, 20:45 on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: Sun 15^th Nov 2015, 18:45 on BBC News Channel HD

Nick Higham talks to American writer Sloane Crosley.

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Presenter:: Nick Higham
Interviewed Guest:: Sloane Crosley

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02/07/2015

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 2^nd Jul 2015, 19:45 on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: Sun 5^th Jul 2015, 19:45 on BBC News Channel HD

Nick Higham speaks 23-year-old Rotherham sex abuse victim, Sarah Wilson. Her book Violated is a first-hand account of the scandal.

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Presenter:: Nick Higham
Interviewed Guest:: Sarah Wilson

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Sir John Hegarty

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 6^th Mar 2014, 19:45 on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: Thu 6^th Mar 2014, 19:45 on BBC News Channel HD

John Hegarty tells Nick Higham about his book, Hegarty on Creativity: There Are No Rules.

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Presenter:: Nick Higham
Interviewed Guest:: John Hegarty

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15/05/2014

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 15^th May 2014, 19:45 on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: Thu 15^th May 2014, 19:45 on BBC News Channel HD

Nick Higham talks to the writer behind one of the latest new books in this weekly interview.

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Presenter:: Nick Higham

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20/03/2014

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 20^th Mar 2014, 19:45 on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: Thu 20^th Mar 2014, 19:45 on BBC News Channel HD

Nick Higham talks to the writer behind one of the latest new books in this weekly interview.

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Presenter:: Nick Higham

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19/06/2014

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 19^th Jun 2014, 20:45 on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: Thu 19^th Jun 2014, 20:45 on BBC News Channel HD

Nick Higham talks to the writer behind one of the latest new books in this weekly interview.

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Presenter:: Nick Higham

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Emma Donoghue

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 27^th Mar 2014, 19:45 on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: Thu 27^th Mar 2014, 19:45 on BBC News Channel HD

Emma Donoghue tells Nick Higham about her historical novel and murder mystery Frog Music.

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Presenter:: Nick Higham

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Mona Eltahawy

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 28^th May 2015, 19:45 on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: Sun 31^st May 2015, 18:45 on BBC News Channel HD

Nick Higham talks to Mona Eltahawy, whose book Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution looks at sexism in the Arab world.

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Presenter:: Nick Higham

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Gaia Vince

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 8^th Oct 2015, 19:45 on BBC News ChannelLatest broadcast: Sun 11^th Oct 2015, 18:45 on BBC News Channel HD

Nick Higham talks to the winner of the The Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books Gaia Vince about her book Adventures in the Anthropocene.

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Presenter:: Nick Higham
Interviewed Guest:: Gaia Vince

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Jenny Downham

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 17^th Sep 2015, 19:45 on BBC News ChannelLatest broadcast: Sun 20^th Sep 2015, 19:45 on BBC News Channel HD

Nick Higham talks to Jenny Downham about her latest book Unbecoming.

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Presenter:: Nick Higham
Interviewed Guest:: Jenny Downham

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Matt Ridley

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 1^st Oct 2015, 19:45 on BBC News ChannelLatest broadcast: Sun 4^th Oct 2015, 18:45 on BBC News Channel HD

Nick Higham talks to Matt Ridley about the thoughts behind his new novel The Evolution of Everything.

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Presenter:: Nick Higham
Interviewed Guest:: Matt Ridley

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Gerard Russell

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 20^th Nov 2014, 19:45 on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: Thu 20^th Nov 2014, 19:45 on BBC News Channel HD

Nick Higham speaks to former diplomat Gerard Russell, whose book, Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms, is about the ancient minority religions of the Middle East. Show more

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Presenter:: Nick Higham
Interviewed Guest:: Gerard Russell

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Michel Faber