Literary interviews and discussions on the latest releases in the world of publishing, from poetry t
In this summer rewind, Sam Leith talks to the journalist and historian Simon Heffer, originally rele
In this summer rewind, hear Sam Leith talk to Times columnist and former speechwriter for Tony Blair
Adam Smith is the most quoted and misquoted economist of all time. Sam Leith talks to Jesse Norman,
In this week’s Spectator Books, Sam talks to a man who has spent more time on Air Force One than eve
This week’s episode sees Sam Leith joined by Margo Jefferson, author of 'On Michael Jackson' and the
Sam talks to the distinguished scholar of Japanese literature Jay Rubin, editor of the new Penguin B
This week’s episode is a family affair: Sam talks to the children’s writer and illustrator Judith Ke
Is LSD good for you? Sam Leith is joined by the author Michael Pollan, who talks about the fascinati
Sam Leith is joined by William Dalrymple, co-author with Anita Anand of Koh-i-Noor: The History of t
It’s a first for the Spectator Books podcast this week: music! We’ve temporarily dispensed with our
In this week’s Spectator Books I’m talking to the journalist and comic novelist Carl Hiaasen about h
Is the "American Dream", as Donald Trump claims, dead? Is “America First” a policy of national pride
In this week’s Spectator Books, Sam Leith talks to the military historian Antony Beevor about his la
Sam Leith talks to historian Richard Overy about his new book The Birth of the RAF, 1918. 100 yea
Sam Leith talks to physicist Carlo Rovelli about the nature of time. Do we have free will? Can you u
With Stig Abell, Editor of the Times Literary Supplement and LBC talk radio host. Stig talks about B
With Boyd Tonkin, former chair of the International Booker and author of the forthcoming The 100 Bes
With Lisa Hilton, a.k.a. L.S. Hilton, author of Ultima, who talks about her 'filthy books' on intern
With Richard Holloway, writer, broadcaster, and formerly Bishop of Edinburgh, discussing questions o
With Andrew Gimson and Martin Rowson, author and illustrator of Gimson's Prime Ministers. Presente
