HIF Player

Tune in to the Whatever Happened to the likely lads and lasses panel as part of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival.

Up and Coming Crime Writers are interviewed as they share their experiences at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival.

Up and coming crime writers talk about their experiences as part of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2024

Attica Locke is Interviewed about her book as part of the Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Writing

Tom Phillips talks about his book at Berwins Salon North 2025

Anita Cleare is Interviewed as part of Berwins Salon North 2025

Patrick Grant speaks about his book at the Raworths Literature Festival 2025

Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason talks about her children's experiences as musicians and with racism

Kate Atkinson talks about her experiences with writing her crime novels and her characters.

Suchet traces Beethoven’s footsteps from his early years in Bonn to his dying days in Vienna, taking us on a journey both literal and symbolic, as he uses his own experience as a Beethoven aficionado to demonstrate the life-changing power of great music.

Lee and Andrew Child are the writers of the popular book series "Reacher" and here they talk about their individual and joint experiences writing them.

Mark Watson Talks about his book "One minute away" Recorded at the Raworths Literature Festival

This Episode you listen Dr Tom Bellamy talk about his new book "Smitten" Recorded at Berwins salon North

Join neurodiversity advocate and podcaster Alex Partridge, co-founder of LADbible and UNILAD, for a deeply personal and practical event exploring life, ADHD, and his books.

Tune in as journalist, commentator, and author, Kat Brown, smashes the stereotypical idea of ADHD with scientific evidence, historical context and provides practical support for ADHD minds as part of Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival 2024. Her book, It's Not A Bloody Trend, is based on Kat’s life experience and extensive interview with leading clinical experience and ADHDers, this podcast is...

Tackling climate change is one of the most pressing challenges facing the world today, but what actions actually make a difference? In this episode of HIF Player,  Mike Berners-Lee, author of acclaimed books such as How Bad Are Bananas and There Is No Planet B, discusses climate action asks "who is really in control?" Recorded live as part of Berwins Salon North. Podcast Music by Joseph McDade. Th...

Tune in as cricketing legend, Monty Panesar, shares the view from his front row seat as he recounts some of the greatest dramas in English cricket, along with his own inspiring story. Interviewed by Matt Stadlen as part of Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival 2024. His autobiography, The Full Monty, is the hilarious, poignant and uplifting story of his life and career, from a happy, cricket-fill...

Berwins Salon North - Louisa Guise by Harrogate International Festival

Celebrated historical fiction author, Victoria Hislop, speaks to Matt Stadlen as part of Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival 2024. Her latest novel, The Figurine, weaves a tale of history, art and love. Hislop discusses her first foray into the world of archeology as well as the inspiration behind the novel, the significance of cultural heritage and her passion for Greek history. Podcast Music...

Marie Tierney – Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2025 Longlist Interview by Harrogate International Festival

Nadine Matheson – Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2025 Longlist Interview by Harrogate International Festival

M W Craven – Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2025 Longlist Interview by Harrogate International Festival

Imran Mahmood – Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2025 Longlist Interview by Harrogate International Festival

Jack Jordan – Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2025 Longlist Interview by Harrogate International Festival

Jane Casey – Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2025 Longlist Interview by Harrogate International Festival