Novelist Andrew Hunter Murray and biographer Laura Thompson join us to discuss The Children of Men (1992), a dystopian thriller by the... more

Award-winning poet Emily Berry joins us to consider the work and troubled life of Anne Sexton. We focus on her... more

This fully illustrated, lavishly produced episode of Backlisted represents the last word in coffee table books. Join John, Andy and... more

This episode of Backlisted is devoted to A Life in Movies (1986), the first volume of memoirs of the filmmaker Michael Powell... more

This episode was recorded in the great city of Liverpool and celebrates the life and work of a great Liverpudlian:... more

We are joined by the writer Andrew Hankinson to discuss Walter Greenwood’s classic novel of Northern working-class life. First published... more

For this first episode of 2024 we are joined by the chair of Virago Press, Lennie Goodings to discuss a... more

For this year’s Backlisted Christmas Special we are joined by the poet and novelist Clare Pollard and our producer Nicky... more

Today’s episode focusses on a single long poem – Briggflatts by the Northumbrian poet Basil Bunting. It was recorded live... more

For our 200th episode, we are joined by Richard Osman: television presenter, longtime Backlisted listener, and one of the bestselling... more