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The Lopez Case

The Lopez Case

The thriller writer of the Tudor era delves into the mysterious case of Roderigo Lopez.

The case of Dr Roderigo Lopez, the only physician to English royalty ever to be executed for high treason, is not particularly well known, though Dominic Green’s The Double Life of Dr Lopez has done much to fill this gap in our knowledge. The case, however, provides a...

Episode 178

Peter Tonkin on Shadow of Poison

The bestselling author talked to us about his latest novel set in the world of Tudor espionage.

Peter Tonkin, can you first tell us about your latest Poley novel? Shadow of Poison follows Queen’s Intelligencer Robert Poley from the aftermath of his unmasking of the Babington Plot in 1586, through the next eight years as he works to counter other, secret schemes...

Stephen Mills on Natural Causes

Stephen Mills on Natural Causes

The naturalist discusses his new book, the wild, nature and his philosophy with Ella Beales.
Ella Beales

Congratulations on the publication of your memoir, Natural Causes. What made you decide that now was the time to write a memoir about your experiences as a wildlife filmmaker and environmental activist? Thankyou Ella. I think my career coincided with a sort of Golden...

When Henry VIII Came to Dinner, by Paul Wreyford

When Henry VIII Came to Dinner, by Paul Wreyford

Comically memorable examinations of the characters presented.

We are in a modern suburban house occupied by a boy and his father. The boy is a teenager, with an enquiring mind and a predilection for bad jokes. The somewhat inept father is usually the butt of these and the banter adds to the humorous lightness of touch that...

Paul Wreyford on When Henry VIII Came to Dinner

Paul Wreyford on When Henry VIII Came to Dinner

Peter Tonkin had a number questions for his fellow author.
Peter Tonkin

Paul Wreyford, many congratulations on the book. Why did you choose these particular figures – Henry VIII, Napoleon, Shakespeare and Cleopatra to name but a few? I just went for some of the most famous people in history and from a wide range of eras. Everyone will...

Bellatrix, by Simon Turney

Bellatrix, by Simon Turney

Bellatrix is the second of Simon Turney’s new Legion XXII historical adventure novels.
Lucy Herbert

It follows on directly from the first, The Capsarius (which incidentally has one of the most gripping openings I have read recently). Equally enthralling, this follows legionary capsarius or doctor Titus Cervianus, with his tent-mates, his cohort and his legion, the...

Episode 178

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Desperate Valour, by Timothy Ashby

Desperate Valour, by Timothy Ashby

A new novel set during the war of 1812

Desperate Valour is the sequel to Timothy Ashby’s 5* bestseller Ranger, though it works perfectly well as a ‘stand alone’. It follows the adventure of Major Alexander Charteris (known as ‘Chart’), a mixed-race, English-educated son of an aristocrat and a West Indian...

Episode 178

Peter Tonkin on Shadow of Treason

The bestselling author talked to us about his latest novel set in the world of Tudor espionage.

Peter Tonkin, can you first tell us about your latest Poley novel - and who Poley is? Robert Poley (who appears on the historical record between 1568 and 1602) is one of the three men in the room with Christopher Marlowe on the evening of Wednesday, 30th May 1593 when...