As Goldster Inside Story begins its Agatha Christie-themed month we bring you an author whose brilliance at plot twists, building suspense and unravelling mysteries had been compared to Richard Osman, Anthony Horowitz and the great Agatha Christie herself. Victoria Dowd is the prize-winning author of compelling titles such as The Smart Woman’s Murder Club, Body on the […]
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Inside Story with Humphrey: Lucinda Hawksley
This week Lucinda Hawksley will find herself on the opposite side of the zoom window. She will be interviewed by her co-presenter Humphrey Hawksley, about her new book, Dickens and Travel, which was launched last month. From childhood, Charles Dickens was fascinated by tales from other countries and other cultures, and he longed to see […]
Read MoreThe Democracy Forum live webinar
The Democracy Forum and TDF President Lord Bruce invite you to a live webinar, ‘Has the Belt & Road Initiative lost its lustre?’ on Thursday August 25, 2022at 2-4pm UK time. Moderator: Humphrey Hawksley, Author & former BBC Asia correspondent Panellists: Dr Ingrid d’Hooghe Senior Research Associate, Clingendael China Centre, Clingendael Institute Dr Richard Ghiasy […]
Read MorePurpose, Passion, Grit with Humphrey: Tess Eagle Swan
Tess Eagle Swan was a solitary, troubled child. At sixteen, she ran away from home. By her late twenties, she was battling violence, drug addiction and bad relationships. What she only discovered much later on, when she was fifty-four, was that she was on the autistic spectrum. That diagnosis helped her make sense of her […]
Read MoreInside Story with Humphrey: Gretchen Friemann
On the morning of 11 October 1921, Michael Collins, leader of the ‘Irish murder gang’, bounded through the door of 10 Downing Street and shook hands with the British Prime Minister. So began the first day of the most important political negotiations in modern Anglo-Irish history. Nearly two months later, in the early hours of […]
Read MoreAuthor to Author with Humphrey: Nick Higham
The Mercenary River tells the story of the River Thames and London’s struggle to supply its citizens with water from the Middle Ages to the present day. Humphrey Hawksley is with author and journalist Nick Higham to discuss his page-turning narrative that uncovers a series of incredible stories about Britain’s most famous river: How the most […]
Read MoreInside Story with Humphrey: Alex Finley
In this cliff-hanging Inside Story, Goldster brings you a double-header. On one side we will talk about a satirical novel Victor in Trouble. When case officer Victor Caro arrives in Rome for his retirement tour, he and his family anticipate a three-year joy ride filled with good food, even better wine, and all the cultural […]
Read MoreThe Democracy Forum live webinar
The Democracy Forum and TDF President Lord Bruce invite you to a live webinar, ‘Taiwan: Is it key to the continuing world order?’ on Tuesday July 26, 2022 at 2-4pm UK time Moderator Humphrey Hawksley, Author & former BBC Asia correspondent Panellists Dr James Lee, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of California Institute on […]
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