Blood, Sweat and Tears

The Hollow King

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 8^th May 2015, 15:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 31^st Mar 2019, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM

John Connolly, best known for his series of novels starring Charlie Parker, writes a dark and gruesome fantasy tale in the last of the series of newly commissioned crime stories. Show more

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Stan Laurel novel; Tanika Gupta; film Una; Ed Skrein Walks Away

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 29^th Aug 2017, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 29^th Aug 2017, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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John Connolly on his fictional biography of Stan Laurel; Ed Skrein steps down from the role of a Japanese American; Tanika Gupta's new play, based on a resistance fighter uncle. Show more

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Interviewed Guest:: John Connolly
Interviewed Guest:: Rebecca Ford
Interviewed Guest:: Tanika Gupta
Interviewed Guest:: Kate Maltby
Presenter:: Samira Ahmed
Producer:: Julian May

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Book at Bedtime

Fright Night Shorts

The Rat King by John Connolly

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 28^th Oct 2016, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 28^th Oct 2016, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

A macabre retelling of the Pied Piper story by John Connolly, author of The Book of Lost Things, Nocturnes and the bestselling Charlie Parker mysteries. Read by Peter Marinker. Show more