Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Adventuring Journeys | 20250310 | 20250311 (R4) | 
Writer A.L. Kennedy on the journey that awaits readers when they open the covers of a book. She begins with travels through Narnia and Middle Earth in the company of a fellowship of readers past, present and future. Written and read by A.L. Kennedy Produced by Eilidh McCreadie and Gaynor Macfarlane A.L. Kennedy was born in Dundee and now stays in North Essex. She is an award-winning writer of novels, short stories, non-fiction and books for children. She also writes for the stage, screen, TV and radio, including documentaries, monologues, dramas and essays. She performs occasionally in one-person shows and as a stand-up comic. There and Back Again - the power of a book to take us elsewhere. A.L. Kennedy on the journeys that await readers when they open the covers of a book. Travels through Tolkien's Middle Earth - the power of a good story to take readers to new places. Written and read by A.L. Kennedy. Writer AL Kennedy on the journeys that await readers when they open the covers of a book |
| 02 | Reading And Travelling | 20250311 | 20250312 (R4) |
Writer A.L. Kennedy on the journeys that await readers when they open the covers of a book. The author's fear of flying is forgotten when she sets sail for the island where Mervyn Peake set his bizarre, disturbing and delightful novel, ‘Mr Pye'. Written and read by A.L. Kennedy Produced by Eilidh McCreadie and Gaynor Macfarlane A.L. Kennedy was born in Dundee and now stays in North Essex. She is an award-winning writer of novels, short stories, non-fiction and books for children. She also writes for the stage, screen, TV and radio, including documentaries, monologues, dramas and essays. She performs occasionally in one person shows and as a stand-up comic. Fear of flying and Mr Pye; how the stories we tell change us for good or ill. A.L. Kennedy explores travel through books. As a world traveller who doesn't fly, the writer holds a soft spot for Mervyn Peake's winged evangelist, Horace Pye. Read by the author. |
| 03 | 560 Pages Of Wonder | 20250312 | 20250313 (R4) |
A love letter to Alasdair Gray, Glasgow and ‘Lanark'. A.L. Kennedy remembers the author who dragged a city, kicking and screaming, into the public imagination. Written and read by A.L. Kennedy Produced by Eilidh McCreadie and Gaynor Macfarlane A.L. Kennedy was born in Dundee and now stays in North Essex. She is an award-winning writer of novels, short stories, non-fiction and books for children. She also writes for the stage, screen, TV and radio, including documentaries, monologues, dramas and essays. She performs occasionally in one person shows and as a stand-up comic. A love letter to Alasdair Gray, the author who painted Glasgow in the public imagination. A.L. Kennedy on the journeys that await readers when they open the covers of a book. A love letter to Alasdair Gray, the author who brought Glasgow and her doppelgangers to the public imagination. Written and read by A.L. Kennedy. Writer AL Kennedy on the journeys that await readers when they open the covers of a book |
| 04 | A Bright Light Burning Fast | 20250313 | 20250314 (R4) |
Author A.L. Kennedy crosses paths with Robert Louis Stevenson as she uncovers the roots of travel writing. Written and read by A.L. Kennedy Produced by Eilidh McCreadie and Gaynor Macfarlane A.L. Kennedy was born in Dundee and now stays in North Essex. She is an award-winning writer of novels, short stories, non-fiction and books for children. She also writes for the stage, screen, TV and radio, including documentaries, monologues, dramas and essays. She performs occasionally in one person shows and as a stand-up comic. Author A.L. Kennedy explores travel writing through Stevenson's Travels with a Donkey. A.L. Kennedy on the journeys that await readers when they open the covers of a book. Cevennes to Samoa – as A.L. Kennedy explores the journeys that books take us on she crosses paths with Robert Louis Stevenson and the roots of travel writing. Read by the author. Writer AL Kennedy on the journeys that await readers when they open the covers of a book |
| 05 | A Road Made Of Books | 20250314 | 20250315 (R4) |
A.L. Kennedy on the journeys that await readers when they open the covers of a book - as well as the authors who write them. Today the author remembers some of the travels that have enhanced her writing life – from performing in Boris Pasternak's kitchen to sailing the Atlantic in the company of Moby Dick. Written and read by A.L. Kennedy Produced by Eilidh McCreadie and Gaynor Macfarlane A.L. Kennedy was born in Dundee and now stays in North Essex. She is an award-winning writer of novels, short stories, non-fiction and books for children. She also writes for the stage, screen, TV and radio, including documentaries, monologues, dramas and essays. She performs occasionally in one person shows and as a stand-up comic. A.L. Kennedy on Moby Dick and the working writer's travelling life. A.L. Kennedy on the places where her writing has taken her – from performing in Boris Pasternak's kitchen, to sailing the Atlantic in the company of Moby Dick. Read by the author. Writer AL Kennedy on the journeys that await readers when they open the covers of a book |
“It's a miracle of a journey, a book: full of wonderful, impossible additions to the world. ?