Playwright, critic and literary novelist, Michael Arditti, tackles deep moral issues in his latest book The Choice which revolves around the rector of an ancient country church in Chesire. She chances upon the chief bell-ringer and husband of her closest friend, fondling a fifteen-year-old boy. Will she choose friendship or conscience, sympathy or her official […]
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Purpose, Passion, Grit with Humphrey: Corie Map
A Lance Corporal in the British Army, Corie Mapp lost both legs when his military vehicle ran over an explosive device in Afghanistan in 2010. Among other injuries, he suffered a broken jaw, severed lip and punctured lung. Three years later he was representing Great Britain at the European Championships for sitting volleyball. And, since […]
Read MoreThe Democracy Forum Live Webinar
The Democracy Forum and TDF President Lord Bruce invite you to a live webinar: ‘Drivers of China’s nuclear build-up’ on Wednesday August 16, 2023 from 2-4pm UK time (BST) Chair: Humphrey Hawksley, Author & former BBC Asia correspondent Panellists: John Erath, Senior Policy Director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Dr Tong Zhao, […]
Read MoreInside Story with Humphrey: Roger Moorhouse
Acclaimed historian Roger Moorhouse brings us a gripping Second World War story of forgers whose documents saved the lives of thousands of Jews facing extermination in the Holocaust. Under the leadership of the Aleksander Lados, the Polish Ambassador to Switzerland, they undertook a systematic programme of forging identity documents for Latin American countries, which were […]
Read MoreInside Story with Humphrey Live at Riverstone: Dr Ben Cave
For over thirty years, Dr Ben Cave has been working in prisons and secure hospitals diagnosing and treating some of the most troubled men and women in society. A lifetime of care takes us from delusional disorders to schizophrenia, steroid abuse to drug dependency, personality disorders to paedophilia, and depression so severe a mother can […]
Read MorePurpose, Passion, Grit with Humphrey: Doug Lawrence
Doug Lawrence is the founder of TalentC and Co-founder of the International Mentor Community. Doug leads organizations to experience the benefits how mentoring will encourage harmony in relationships and, for businesses, improve productivity and reduce costs. His latest book, You Are Not Alone, examines how mentoring can bring value to the support structure for mental […]
Read MoreBook Of The Month with Humphrey: ‘The Bullet That Missed’ by Richard Osman
The Bullet that Missed is the third in Richard Osman’s runaway best-selling crime series. The first two are the Thursday Murder Club and The Man Who Died Twice. A summary to The Bullet That Missed reads, “Trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club is concerned. A decade-old cold case leads them to […]
Read MoreInside Story with Humphrey: Harry Bucknall
Harry Bucknall’s love of travel blossomed in early childhood exploring the creeks, islands and inlets of Poole harbour in a mirror dinghy. He served in the army and is now a writer in the tradition of great adventurers chronicling his long walks in stories laced with humour, inspiration and sheer grit. In The Dolphin’s Wake, […]
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