Join the Backlisted crew as we navigate the swells and surges of Moby-Dick; or the Whale by Herman Melville. That's... more

We are joined by the poet Katrina Porteous and the writer and editor Patrick Galbraith to discuss Norman Lewis’s account... more

Rupert Everett joins us to discuss David Niven's memoir The Moon’s a Balloon. This show represents the fulfilment of a long cherished... more

Sam Leith, author of The Haunted Wood: A History of Childhood Reading, returns to Backlisted to discuss two novels by Nicholas... more

Happy Hallowe'en 2024! Join John, Andy and Nicky, plus guests Andrew Male and Dr Laura Varnam - AKA the Backlisted... more

Author Will Hodgkinson and actress and director Caroline Catz join Andy and John to discuss James Young's Nico: Songs They Never... more

This episode features a live recording made at Foyles in London, where John was joined on stage by Una McCormack,... more

This episode explores the third novel by the nonagenarian American writer Lore Segal which was originally published in 1985 by Knopf... more

The waiting is nearly over! Ahead of Backlisted Season 3 - and our tenth anniversary year - John, Andy and... more

A classic episode from 2018 with a new introduction. This week John and Andy are joined by actor and director Sam... more