Episodes
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| 01 | 20250310 | 
“It’s a miracle of a journey, a book: full of wonderful, impossible additions to the world. ?
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.
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. Writer AL 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.
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| 01 | 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. Writer AL 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. |
| 02 | 20250311 | 
“I had wasted my life by not seeing Sark. ?
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
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. Writer AL Kennedy on the journeys that await readers when they open the covers of a book AL 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.
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| 02 | 20250311 |
“I had wasted my life by not seeing Sark. ?
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
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. Writer AL Kennedy on the journeys that await readers when they open the covers of a book 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.
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| 04 | 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 AL Kennedy explores travel writing through Stevenson's Travels with a Donkey. Writer AL 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. Cevennes to Samoa – as AL 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. |
| 05 | 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. AL Kennedy on Moby Dick and the working writer's travelling life. Writer AL Kennedy on the journeys that await readers when they open the covers of a book 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. AL 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. |