In the mid-80’s, while working as a prosecutor in Manhattan, Jim Clemente was determined that the head of a summer camp who abused him when he was just fifteen should be punished. He went undercover to help in the arrest. The FBI then offered Jim a job, and he became a criminal profiler with the […]
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Inside Story with Humphrey: Alex Anstey
Goldster Inside Story takes you far behind the scenes of the National Health Service with our guest Alex Anstey, a consultant dermatologist at the Royal United Hospitals in Bath. In his highly-acclaimed book, Under the Skin: A Dermatologist’s Fight to Save the NHS, Alex shows us the realities of front-line NHS clinical services, taking the reader on […]
Read MoreInside Story with Humphrey: Michael Vatikiotis
Michael Vatikiotis has been a writer, broadcaster and journalist in Asia for more than 35 years. With family origins in the Middle East, he has lived in Egypt, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand as well as Hong Kong. He currently lives in Singapore, working for the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, a private foundation that facilitates dialogue to resolve armed […]
Read MoreInside Story with Humphrey: Helen McGinn
Helen McGinn is married with three children and lives in the New Forest with too many dogs and a needy cat. She is also hopeless with a hangover, a condition which inspired her creating The Knackered Mother’s Wine Club, an award-winning blog and best-selling wine book. What authority does she have to author such a title? […]
Read MoreInside Story with Humphrey: Darina Allen
Darina is a passionate and committed teacher, and a tireless ambassador for Irish food both at home and abroad, holding a string of positions in leading food organizations. They include being on the Taste Council of Irish Food Board, the chair of Artisan Food Forum of Food Safety Authority of Ireland, a trustee of the […]
Read MoreBook of the Month with Humphrey: Candide by Voltaire
In Candide, Voltaire threw down an audacious challenge to the philosophical views of the Enlightenment to create one of the most glorious satires of the eighteenth century. His eponymous hero is an innocent young man whose tutor, Pangloss, has instilled in him the belief that ‘all is for the best’. But when his love for the […]
Read MoreInside Story with Humphrey: Norman Musa
We will be discussing his highly-acclaimed book Amazing Malaysian, which opens the door to more than a 100 Malaysian dishes that can be cooked in your own home with ingredients available at any supermarket. These are healthy, vibrant recipes with dazzling flavours and textures. Try, for example, an authentic satay, an aromatic curry, a laksa, or […]
Read MoreInside Story with Humphrey: Austin S Camacho
Hannibal Jones, a troubleshooter and fighter of evil, is an apt balance to English cosy crime where the dogged investigator finds himself up against lethal organised crime and city corruption, usually with the sick and most vulnerable held hostage to their greed. Austin straddles the world of security and the military, handling media relations for […]
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