Brian Clegg speaks with Caroline Sanderson about how he brought together his parallel passions for writing and for science; explains why we can all claim to be descended from royalty; and describes the sense of wonder that he believes is integral to science writing.
Alan Jenkins speaks with John Greening about winning the Forward Prize, the moment he knew he would spend his life writing poetry, and the role of loss and death in his work.
Stephanie Norgate speaks with Jane Draycott about dramatising the life of a pioneering undercover woman journalist, giving voice to the collapsing landscapes of West Sussex and her out-of-doors childhood in Gilbert White’s Selborne.
Ray French visits Far Ings, a once-busy site returned to nature and a reminder of his father’s values.
Linda Hoy takes us to the Sheffield archive of a most unusual society.
Brian Clegg considers the fate of post-truth science in his post-industrial hometown of Littleborough.