Biteback Chats Books
By Biteback Publishing
Biteback Chats BooksMay 30, 2023
Jesse Norman on the political rivalry that shaped an era
Jesse Norman is the MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire and the author of acclaimed biographies of Edmund Burke and Adam Smith.
His novel, The Winding Stair, is an epic tale of jealousy and intrigue in Elizabethan and Jacobean England, which holds a darkened mirror to our own contemporary politics. The Winding Stair whirls around two founders of our modern world – the scholar Francis Bacon and the attorney Edward Coke – and their struggle for power and the favour of the monarch.
In this episode, we chat about how Jesse navigated the historical fiction genre, and we unpack some of the main characters, whilst reflecting on the novel’s parallels with modern-day British politics.
Get your copy of The Winding Stair here:
www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-winding-stair
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
Andy McSmith on the inner workings of government
Andy McSmith is a lobby journalist who worked for many years for national newspapers including the Daily Mirror, Observer, Daily Telegraph and Independent and was political editor of the Independent on Sunday. He is also the author of three volumes of political biographies; a novel set in Parliament; a history of Britain in the 1980s; and a history of the great Russian artists who lived and worked during Stalin’s time.
His new book, Strange People I Have Known, is filled with vivid portraits of those at the heart of British politics over the past forty years: a memoir of a life well lived and an insider’s account of the inner workings of government.
In this episode, we discuss what it’s like to have been a lobby journalist, Andy’s encounters with titans such as Robert Maxwell and Margaret Thatcher, and which three giants he would like to have lunch with.
Get your copy of Strange People I Have Known here:
www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/strange-people-i-have-known
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Tom Clark on fixing Britain’s poverty crisis
Tom Clark is a journalist, a contributing editor at Prospect and a fellow at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and was previously a leading writer at The Guardian for ten years.
His new book, Broke, is a collection of essays from today’s masters of social reportage on Britain’s accelerating poverty crisis. Broke ventures deep into the communities so often ignored by politicians and introduces us to those at the hardest end of the breadline, combining human stories and analysis for a practical and hopeful solution.
On this episode, we discuss some of the sobering stories at the heart of Broke, how poverty has changed in recent years and which three people he would give the book to in order to effect change.
Get your copy of Broke here:
www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/broke
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Sarah-Louise Miller on women in intelligence during WW2
Dr Sarah-Louise Miller is an experienced historian, researcher, author, educator and media consultant, specialising in Second World War history.
Her book, The Women Behind the Few, explores the Second World War from the perspective of the WAAFs working behind the scenes to collect and disseminate vital intelligence – intelligence that resulted in Allied victory.
In this episode, Sarah shares the story of what first piqued her interest in this period and delves into a couple of the heroic tales featured in the book, ultimately picking one encounter she would’ve loved to have been a fly on the wall at!
Get your copy of The Women Behind the Few here:
https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-women-behind-the-few
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
Dave Rich on the history and future of antisemitism
Dave Rich, one of the UK’s leading experts on antisemitism, joins us for a thorough discussion of the blatant, yet also implicit, antisemitism that is omnipresent in British society.
His book, Everyday Hate, is about how antisemitism is built into our world – and how you can change it. Sacha Baron Cohen has stressed that ‘everyone should read this book. And if you don’t think you need to, then you need to read it more than anyone.’
On this episode, Dave shares some of the key understandings necessary to combat the hurtful antisemitism that many Britons struggle against. He also shares the three people to whom he would give his book to effect actual change for Jews.
Get your copy of Everyday Hate here:
https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/everyday-hate
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
Alex Deane on MORE colourful characters of the past
Returning to the Biteback podcast is Alex Deane, author of Lessons from History and the newly released MORE Lessons from History. Alex shares quirky tales of history to his 40,000 followers on Twitter and hosts the regular podcast Hidden History Happy Hour. On this episode, he shares some of the EXCLUSIVE new tales in this second volume, delving into the more serious lessons that we and our politicians can (and should!) take from history.
Interested? More Lessons from History is available to order here: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/more-lessons-from-history
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
Mark Easton on how islands can help us ask eternal questions
No man is an island, wrote John Donne. BBC Home Editor Mark Easton argues the opposite: that we are all islands, and it is upon the contradictory shoreline where isolation meets connectedness, where ‘us’ meets ‘them’, that we find out who we truly are.
Mark’s new book Islands: Searching for truth on the shoreline reflects his lyrical but hard-hitting journalistic understanding of modern-day social structures. The result: a dreamy travel narrative with a labyrinth of historical facts and mythical tales, oozing with essence of escapism.
In this episode, discover why we are still so fascinated by ‘islandness’, the historical idea that Mark finds especially intriguing, and which book he would take to a desert island.
PLUS listen out for your exclusive 20% off discount code!
Mark’s book is available here from the Biteback website: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/islands
Music
‘Funkorama’ by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Will Hayward on whether Wales should leave the UK
In a conversation that has – unfairly – been all but disregarded by many, including some of the Welsh themselves, Will Hayward reopens rational and thought-provoking debate. His new book, Independent Nation: Should Wales leave the UK?, brings nuance back to the arena for this crucial national conversation. Join us for a chat as we talk about the Welsh sense of worth, England’s flippant relationship with Wales and identity within the union.
Will’s book is available here from the Biteback website: www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/independent-nation
Music
‘Funkorama’ by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Samir Puri on the cumulative indications of bloodshed in Ukraine
For Dr Samir Puri, the warning signs of the bloodshed and slaughter that Russia would one day impose upon Ukraine had been there for years. Samir’s new book, Russia’s Road to War with Ukraine, traces the relationship between the two countries from the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 to Putin’s invasion in 2022. Join us for a chat in which we ask who he would give the book to (and, crucially, when!), what the future of the conflict is with winter fast approaching and whether there are any parallels with the relationship between China and Taiwan.
Samir’s book is available here from the Biteback website: bitebackpublishing.com/books/russia-s-road-to-war-with-ukraine
Music
‘Funkorama’ by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Tom Quinn on the scandals of the royal family
From Harry and Meghan all the way to Princess Margaret, the royal family has certainly seen its fair share of scandals- and Tom Quinn's new book Scandals of the Royal Palaces is a deep-dive into some of the most shocking and least known. Join us for a chat that goes everywhere from the Queen's love of her Labradors to Edward VIII's love of cutting Wallis's toenails...
Tom's book is available here from the Biteback website: bitebackpublishing.com/books/scandals-of-the-royal-palaces
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Iain Donnelly on the state of British policing
Today on Biteback Chats Books we're chatting to former policeman Iain Donnelly about his experience of a life in blue and the problems that are currently plaguing policing.
Get your copy of Tango Juliet Foxtrot here: bitebackpublishing.com/books/tango-juliet-foxtrot
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Michael Cockerell on a career spent interviewing prime ministers
Today we’re ditching the microphone for the camera and putting BBC documentary maker Michael Cockerell under the spotlight. Cockerell has spent his entire career getting politicians to open up on the small screen, and now his memoirs, Unmasking Our Leaders, reveals exactly how he did it- alongside plenty of anecdotes...
Get your copy of Unmasking Our Leaders here.
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
David Clegg and Kieran Andrews on Scotland's #MeToo moment
What made Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon's partnership so successful- and what tore it apart?
Discover the true story of a jaw-dropping moment in Scottish politics with Biteback authors and political journalists David Clegg and Kieran Andrews.
David and Kieran's book, Break-Up, is available here: bitebackpublishing.com/books/break-up
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Alex Deane on history's forgotten stories
Taking the mic today on the Biteback podcast is author Alex Deane! Alex's new book Lessons from History started as a Twitter project, collecting and celebrating history's forgotten heroes and villains via tweet threads. Now, he joins us to explain the importance of humour in telling stories, his favourite tales from the book and why you should always be grateful that you're not a Russian trapped in a snowstorm in need of major surgery...
Want to find out more? Lessons from History is available to order here: bitebackpublishing.com/books/lessons-from-history
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Oliver Letwin on China and the West
Seasoned politician Oliver Letwin takes the mic this week to talk about the rising influence of China, it's relationship with the West and our need for a new way in which to work with this powerful new player on the world stage.
Find Oliver's book China vs America on the Biteback website: bitebackpublishing.com/books/china-vs-america
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Katharine Campbell on her war hero father Sholto Douglas
This week, we’re heading back in time to discover the story of one of the Second World War’s most overlooked commanders: Sholto Douglas. Sholto suffered from PTSD in later life but it is only now with the publication of his daughter Katharine's book Behold the Dark Gray Man that we can appreciate the shadow that war cast on his extraordinary life.
Behold the Dark Gray Man is out now: bitebackpublishing.com/books/behold-the-dark-gray-man
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Brian Brivati on the fall of Abraaj
This week, author and professor Brian Brivati joins the Biteback podcast to talk about Arif Naqvi and the private equity firm he founded, Abraaj. Navqi's reign as one of the financial sector's brightest lights came to a sudden end in 2019 when he was arrested for fraud, but how much of the story is true?
Brian's book, Icarus, is out now and available to order here: bitebackpublishing.com/books/icarus
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Mark Pack and Ed Maxfield on winning political elections
In politics, there are no prizes for second place.
Luckily, seasoned campaign professionals Mark Pack and Edward Maxfield know how to make elections work for you. Their new book contains 101 bite-sized lessons to help steer you on the course to power- and they're here to tell you what they've learned.
Buy 101 Ways to Win An Election at bitebackpublishing.com/books/101-ways-to-win-an-election.
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
David Skelton on The New Snobbery
An insidious snobbery has taken root in parts of progressive Britain. Working-class voters have flexed their political muscles and helped to change the direction of the country, but in doing so they have been met with disdain and even abuse from elites in politics, culture and business.
Why do we think like this, and what harm are these culture wars doing to the working classes? Mostly importantly, how can we change it? Author David Skelton joins us to shed some light on this little-discussed topic.
David's book The New Snobbery is out now and can be found here: The New Snobbery | Biteback Publishing
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Chris Grey on the reason nobody got the Brexit they wanted (and why they were never going to)
This week we're discussing the ins and outs of that most controversial and complex of subjects: Brexit. It's been five years since the referendum and yet since it happened almost nobody is happy with the way Brexit unfolded. Why is that? Here to offer his insights is Brexitologist Chris Grey...
Brexit Unfolded is available to order now: bitebackpublishing.com/books/brexit-unfolded
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Lord David Young on running Margaret Thatcher's last election
This week we’re jumping in our time machines and heading back to a time where politics was very different- and Margaret Thatcher was still prime minister. The year is 1987, and she’s about to fight her third election. With her is David Young, drafted in to help run it- and who decided to keep an audio diary during the months he spent doing so, which has now been published. Tune in to listen to him chat about politics today, the dangers of social media and how to get a seat in the cabinet without signing up to a political party...
Find his book on the Biteback website here: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/thatcher-s-last-election
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Kevin Meagher on Northern Ireland's centenary
One hundred years have passed since the creation of Northern Ireland, but what have today's politicians learned from it? To mark the centenary, we’re speaking to Biteback author Kevin Marr, whose book What A Bloody Awful country is out now and looks back at a bloody history...
Find his book here.
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Tony Insall on wartime subterfuge
Historian Tony Insall takes the mic this week to talk about Norwegian-British alliances during the Second World War and the incredible things their secret forces did to sabotage German occupiers.
Secret Alliances is out now and available to order on www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/secret-alliances
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Simon Dolan on Donald Trump's legacy
Donald Trump: reckless? Genius? Dangerous?
Businessman Simon Dolan makes the case for a reassessment of this controversial president's time in office in the latest episode of the Biteback podcast.
Trump: The Hidden Halo is out now: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/trump-the-hidden-halo
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Roger Hermiston on the Cold War
It's 1953 and the Doomsday Clock has just been moved to two minutes to midnight. Join Biteback author Roger Hermiston as he discusses the trials and tribulations of a fascinating year for the latest episode of the podcast!
You can buy Roger's book Two Minutes to Midnight here: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/two-minutes-to-midnight
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Alastair Campbell on the Olympic spirit
The period of 2010-2015 was a turbulent time in British politics, and Alastair Campbell was there for it all. The latest instalment of his diaries covers the rise of David Cameron, Ed Miliband's tenure as leader of the Labour party, two inquiries and the spectacle that was the Olympics: sit back and listen to us discuss most of it!
The Alastair Campbell Diaries Volume 8: Rise and Fall of the Olympic Spirit is out now: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/alastair-campbell-diaries-volume-8
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
John Quin on working in the NHS
What does a physician do?
John Quin spent his career in the NHS working with unruly patients, navigating hospital cliques and learning just what it was an endocrinologist does. In this chat we learn more about his career: the dark humour, the reality of working in Glasgow and how Nabokov got him through it all.
John's book, Dr Quin Medicine Man, is out now: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/dr-quin-medicine-man
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Elisabeth Spencer on new beginnings
A few days after Elisabeth Spencer's daughter Milly came out as trans, her husband was diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Spencer's moving memoir of what followed, The Road to My Daughter, is an illuminating account of what it means to be the mother of a trans daughter, and in this podcast we chat about everything from the prejudice trans people face in the healthcare system, to the ways in which their relationship has changed.
The Road to My Daughter is now available to buy on the Biteback website or wherever you get your books: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-road-to-my-daughter
Annie Bracken on life in the White House
For this week's podcast we're travelling all the way to America! Our guest and Biteback author Annie Bracken worked for George HW Bush during his presidency and is full of stories about life in the White House, from awkward dates to going running with the secret service.
Her book, How to Break Into the White House, is also out now: check it out here! How to Break Into the White House | Biteback Publishing
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Liam Halligan on the reality of the housing crisis
Economist and author Liam Halligan joins us for the first Biteback podcast of 2021 to chat about all things housing! We discuss the impact of big developers in the market, the reason house prices are so high and what politicians are doing to fix things...
Liam's book Home Truths is out in paperback on the Biteback website: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/home-truths
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Henry Milner on a life spent defending criminals
On this week's episode of the Biteback podcast we chat to Henry Milner, a criminal defence solicitor who has represented criminals in the UK for over fifty years. He talks about the dangers of defending a client in the seventies, some of his favourite cases and why professional criminals are always easier to represent than newbies.
Henry's book, No Lawyers in Heaven, is out now: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/no-lawyers-in-heaven
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeo
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Clive Irving on the royal family's scandals
Seasoned journalist Clive Irving pops into the virtual studios to chat about the royal family's relationship with the media, his time working on Fleet Street and what he thinks about the future of the crown...
Clive's book, The Last Queen, is now available from the Biteback website: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-last-queen
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Peter Cardwell on a life in government
Former Special Adviser Peter Cardwell has worked under four government ministers in his time, weathering gaffes, media storms and prime ministers. But what is it actually like to be a SpAd? In the latest edition of the Biteback podcast, we chat about meeting Kevin Spacey in airports, getting your inside leg measured in a government office and the surprising ways you can use gaffer tape...
The Secret Life of Special Advisers is available on the Biteback website: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-secret-life-of-special-advisers
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Jonny Oates on trying to change the world
How would you go about changing the world?
For fifteen-year-old Jonny Oates, the answer was simple: he boarded a plane to Addis Ababa with the intention of tackling the Ethiopian famine. The thirty years that followed taught him that creating change wasn't that easy...
Listen to him talk about his mental health, his time in the coalition government and his love of Africa in this week's edition of the Biteback podcast!
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Giles Edwards on the afterlives of political leaders
Journalist Giles Edwards joins us to discuss what presidents and prime ministers do once they retire. From rubbing shoulders with Nelson Mandela to getting involved in the charity sector, the answer is quite a lot...
Pre-order Giles' book here: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-ex-men
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Deborah Mattinson on the crumbling Red Wall
We talk to Labour pollster Deborah Mattinson about the 2019 general election, the abandoned towns that switched from voting Labour to voting Conservative, and why Boris Johnson is enjoying a reputation as a modern-day James Bond.
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown on groundbreaking women
Journalist and author Yasmin Alibhai-Brown joins us in the virtual Biteback studio to talk about her new book, Ladies Who Punch, incredible women who have shaped today's society and her past as a (literal) bra-burning feminist...
Ladies Who Punch is out now! Take a look at it here: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/ladies-who-punch
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Norman Baker on the royal family's finances
Take a journey behind the doors of Buckingham Palace as former MP and cabinet minister Norman Baker discusses where the royal family's finances come from, the method behind the honours system and the fate of a certain Prince Andrew...
Norman's book, ...And What Do You Do? is out in paperback on 8 September. Take a look at https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/and-what-do-you-do!
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Alan Feuer on the life of El Chapo
How do you catch a drug smuggler who's famous for escaping captivity?
New York Times journalist Alan Feuer dives into the murky world of El Chapo in this chat about his upcoming book, El Jefe, featuring wiretapping, corruption, and a fair amount of double-crossing...
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Jack Straw on Iran
Former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw talks about his time in office, getting the timing right during a Commons debate, and the idiosyncrasies of Iran in this week's Biteback podcast.
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Eliane Glaser on why elitism needs defending
Journalist and author Eliane Glaser talks to us about defending the idea of liberalism, the defunding of the arts and the 'real elites' who are behind it.
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Inigo Bing on the dangers of populism
Former barrister and judge Inigo Bing joins us to talk about the relationship between the government and the law, how the public's trust in our judiciary is failing, and the astonishing fact that the UK doesn't have a written constitution...
Inigo's book, Populism on Trial, is out on 20th August. Pre-order it on bitebackpublishing.com!
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Kurt Barling on race and racism
Professor of Journalism and former BBC journalist Kurt Barling takes the mic to chat about his book The R Word, his experiences of racism and the ways in which the UK should confront its history.
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Christopher Othen on wartime Paris
Sit down for a tale of deceit, ruthlessness and greed...
We chat to Christopher Othen, the author of The King of Nazi Paris. Chris's book is about one of the most notorious gangs in French history, and we talk about its charismatic leader, Henri Lafont, the realities of wartime Paris and just what it took to blackmail a Nazi.
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Andrew Adonis on Labour's Churchill
On the Biteback podcast today is Labour peer, author and academic Andrew Adonis! We chat about his new book Ernest Bevin: Labour's Churchill, that historic 1945 election and who today's Bevin might be...
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sarah Wootton and Lloyd Riley on assisted dying
This week we welcome the authors of Last Rights, Sarah Wootton and Lloyd Riley, to talk about assisted dying, hospice care and why getting a bill through Parliament is a lot more difficult than you might expect...
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Colin Yeo on immigration
This week, we're chatting to barrister and blogger Colin Yeo about the UK immigration system! Find out more about the gaping flaws in how we welcome people to the UK, why we don't see immigration as much in the news anymore and what the government can do to fix things.
Colin Yeo's book Welcome to Britain is out on 29 June: find out more by clicking the link below.
https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/welcome-to-britain
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Lord Michael Ashcroft on the lion trade
On the day of publication for his new book Unfair Game, Lord Ashcroft talks to Biteback Chats Books about South Africa's illegal lion trade, his undercover operations and what governments around the world can do stop the exploitation of lions.
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Matt Spiro on French football
Football journalist Matt Spiro joins us in the virtual Biteback studio to talk about the rise and fall of the French national team, Les Bleus, to celebrate the release of his new book, Sacré Bleu.
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Martyn Whittock: Trump and the Coronavirus
Alongside his colleague James Roberts, Martyn Whittock is the author of Trump and the Puritans, which examined America's puritanical legacy and that legacy's role in the rise of Donald Trump. Here, Martyn examines Trump's Presidency in the age of coronavirus and investigates just how much his policy is influenced by the evangelical right.
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Tom Quinn on the secrets of the royal family
Sit down with the author of our latest book, Kensington Palace, and listen to Tom Quinn talk about everything from sweet-talking ex-servants to the more eccentric inhabitants of this iconic building...
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Iain Anderson for the Biteback Book Festival
As the Biteback Book Festival gets political, we ask political expert and lobbyist Iain Anderson his opinion on Brexit, the coronavirus and the government's response to both.
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Jacqui Smith
We interview former MP and Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for the Biteback Book Festival! Discover what Jacqui's been doing in isolation, what inspired her to become involved in politics and who her inspiration is...
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Jacqui Smith reads for the Biteback Book Festival
Jacqui Smith gives a reading of one of her favourite biographies from her and Iain Dale's book The Honourable Ladies: Volume One: that of Betty Boothroyd, written by Nus Ghani. Sit back and relax!
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Robert O' Connor for the Biteback Book Festival
Sit back and travel to Eastern Europe from the comfort of your chair as author Robert O'Connor talks about football and ex-Soviet breakaway states for the Biteback pod. Robert's book, Blood and Circuses, is out from Biteback Publishing on 28th April.
Music
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Seb Whale on the life of John Bercow
In this latest edition of the Biteback podcast, we chat to journalist Seb Whale about his new book, John Bercow: Call to Order, a biography of the most divisive Speaker in a generation...
Music:
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Night and Day: Extract Four from John Bercow: Call to Order
Listen to this exclusive extract from Seb Whale's brand new book John Bercow: Call to Order, read by Seb himself...
Election Night: Extract Three from John Bercow: Call to Order
Listen to the third extract from Seb Whale's new book, John Bercow: Call to Order.
Rottweiler: Extract Two from John Bercow: Call to Order
Listen to the second extract from Seb Whale's brand new book, John Bercow: Call to Order.
Extract One from John Bercow: Call to Order
Listen to author Seb Whale read the first extract from his brand-new book, John Bercow: Call to Order.
Mark Pack on navigating the media
This week, we talk to interim co-leader of the Liberal Democrats, Mark Pack, about the ups and downs of the news cycle, the leadership contest and why you should always read the last paragraph in a Daily Mail story...
Music:
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Kenny MacAskill MP
We sit down with new MP and long-time MSP Kenny MacAskill to chat about Scotland's hidden radical history, life as an MP and why Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting isn't all it's cracked up to be...
Music:
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/