Podcasts & Radio Interviews

Discussing Imaginary Borders and Changing Warfare with Man on Edge author, Humphrey Hawksley

In conversation with BBC Five Live’s Rhod Sharp

When foreign correspondents come off the road, or slow down, they have a lot of stories to tell. Not so many make the transition as successfully as our next guest, following in a distinguished line of BBC people who turned to fiction, most notably Eric Blair, who wrote as George Orwell, and Frederick Forsyth who was a sub editor in BBC TV News. 

Monocle Radio Meet the Writers – Humphrey talks to Georgina Godwin

Humphrey Hawksley is an author, commentator and broadcaster. His work as a BBC foreign correspondent took him all over the world, giving him a global perspective that informs his writing. His new book, ‘Man on Edge’, puts the reader at the centre of a geopolitical crisis in Moscow.

In conversation with Lesley Dolphin on BBC Radio Suffolk

Humphrey chats to Lesley Dolphin about MAN ON EDGE, the rise of China, Fred Olsen cruises and a Suffolk childhood of wheat fields and country dancing.

In conversation with Lisa Francesca Nand on The Big Travel Podcast

Humphrey chats to Lisa Francesca Nand on The Big Travel Podcast about being expelled from Sri Lanka, death threats in the Philippines and Cold War espionage thrillers.