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The Author Archive Podcast

David Freeman
Climate Change
FIFA
New Right
Prue Leith
Heresy
Robin Dunbar
Athens, Greece
Ancient Rome
Democracy
Prespa
Olympics
Multiple Sclerosis
New York
London
Quantum Computing
United States
Shopaholic Ties the Knot
Rome
Jeanette Winterson
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Authors talking to David Freeman about their books. Most of the conversations are from David’s personal archive that have been collected over the past 40 years.

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Recently there has been a surge of on line interest in the  anarchic radio comedy The Goon Show.

On YouTube there is splendid documentary simply called 'Spike'.

Spike was Terence Alan Milligan. His parents were Irish but he was born in India.

He w... more

The war that is spreading across the Middle East has a religious dimension.

American aggression is supported by evangelical Christians, Iran is an Islamic state and Israel has its own Jewish deity.

Donald Trump tells his followers that he was chose... more

Before Patrick Nally created and sold sponsorship packages for FIFA and the Olympic Games, sport had no money.

Patrick was in at the beginning creating the money monster that sport has become.

He was even responsible for giving the world Sepp Blatt... more

The mid term elections are almost upon us.

It is very easy to get very troubled by the current US administration .

Doing diesel deals with the Putin regime .... organising a live streamed public execution..... every day a new low.

Who could have p... more

Jeffery Archer has died.

The obituaries all make reference to his colourful life.

This conversation was recorded in the year 2000, the year before he was jailed for perjury. Im sure it's coincidence that there are two ex high flying Tories on this ... more

This splendid book tells the stories behind the buildings.

It starts 3,000 years ago in Troy and finishes with what castles have become in the nuclear age.

It's not just buildings, it's walls and people.

Dan even puts the bombastic projects of Don... more

There is an article in the Daily Telegraph written by Petra Khasoggi.

When she was a teenager she discovered that her biological father is Jonathan Aitken. It is not a consistently happy story.

We are used to politicians , particularly Tory politic... more

Sir Ranulph Fiennes is still in the news. Where he is still unknown but he is often referred as a national treaure.

Sir Ranulph Fiennes met David Freeman when his book 'The Secret Hunters' was published in 2001.

The book tells the story of a diary ... more

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Spike Milligan
Comedian, writer, and creator associated with The Goons
Various including Goons and related works
Episode: Spike Milligan
Robin Dunbar
Professor of Evolutionary Psychology
Episode: Robin Dunbar - How Religion Evolved And Why it Endures
Patrick Nally
Sports sponsorship pioneer and author of Game Changer
Episode: Patrick Nally : Game Changer - how sport became a global empire.
Jeffrey Archer
Baron Archer of Western Supermair, author and former Tory politician
Author; former politician
Episode: Jeffery Archer : the author and disgraced Tory politician talked to me about his joy in being a story teller.
Dan Jones
Author and historian discussing his book Castles
Author, Historian
Episode: Castles : A Fortified History of the World
Jonathan Aitken
Former politician and author of Pride and Perjury
Episode: Jonathan Aitken - owning up to wrong doing and paying the price by spending time in jail
Charles Spencer
British author and historian of the Spencer family history, author of The Spencer Family: An Intimate History
Episode: Charles Spencer - The Spencer Family : An Intimate History of a Great British Dynasty.
Rannulph Fiennes
Explorer and author of Beyond the Limits
Author/Explorer
Episode: Sir Rannulph Fiennes, Eric Newby, Lucy Irvine.
Eric Newby
Travel writer, often called the godfather of travel writing
Author
Episode: Sir Rannulph Fiennes, Eric Newby, Lucy Irvine.

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David Freeman
Host of The Author Archive Podcast

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Patrick Nally : Game Changer - how sport became a global empire.
Q: When did it all go wrong? What year?
Nally dates the start of the breakdown to 1982, after the World Cup in Spain, and says he became aware by 1986 to 1988 that others were trying to take control of the business he had built.
Patrick Nally : Game Changer - how sport became a global empire.
Q: Would it be fair to say that you're responsible for Sepp Blatter?
Nally says he and his colleagues recommended Blatter for a FIFA development director position, arranged for him to be hired and paid through Coca-Cola's development funding, and thereby helped begin his path to the FIFA presidency.
Jeffery Archer : the author and disgraced Tory politician talked to me about his joy in being a story teller.
Q: How do you view the writing process in relation to television or stage adaptations like The Accused?
He explains the long process of playwriting and revisions, mentions reading plays aloud for feedback, and discusses adapting stories into plays, highlighting the collaborative nature of theatre and the importance of performance.
Jeffery Archer : the author and disgraced Tory politician talked to me about his joy in being a story teller.
Q: When did you start these short stories and how do you approach crafting them compared to full-length novels?
Archer describes preferring the shorter form for its speed and immediacy, noting he can draft and finish a short story in a day or a few days, whereas novels demand years and many drafts; he emphasizes the ease of finishing a short piece and the satisfaction of delivering twists and endings.
Castles : A Fortified History of the World
Q: How did you get into writing about castles, and what drew you to this topic?
Jones explains that his long-standing fascination with castles grew from a combination of personal interest and the chance opportunity to develop a TV series, which opened up a broader exploration of castles through history and culture.

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What is The Author Archive Podcast about and what kind of topics does it cover?

The episodes center on deep conversations with authors, historians, musicians, and other cultural figures about their work, chosen books, and broader contexts. Across a sampling of recent episodes, guests explore personal histories, the craft of writing and storytelling, and the cultural or historical significance of their creations. The discussions tend to blend memoir, scholarly insight, and behind-the-scenes perspectives from publishing, music, and intellectual life, often anchored in a single book or project. A notable pattern is the host's long-standing archival approach, which yields intimate reminiscences, rigorous professional context, and a sense of how individual works intersect with larger cultural moments. This show likely appea... more

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2. Robin Dunbar
3. Patrick Nally
4. Jeffrey Archer
5. Dan Jones
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7. Charles Spencer
8. Rannulph Fiennes

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