Sam Leith, author of The Haunted Wood: A History of Childhood Reading, returns to Backlisted to discuss two novels by Nicholas Fisk, Grinny (1973) and its sequel, You Remember Me! (1984). Fisk’s SF thrillers...

Happy Hallowe’en 2024! Join John, Andy and Nicky, plus guests Andrew Male and Dr Laura Varnam – AKA the Backlisted Irregulars – for this year’s Hallowe’en special, celebrating Arthur...

Author Will Hodgkinson and actress and director Caroline Catz join Andy and John to discuss James Young’s Nico: Songs They Never Play On the Radio, first published in 1992. This...

This episode features a live recording made at Foyles in London, where John was joined on stage by Una McCormack, making her record breaking tenth appearance on Backlsited, and...

This episode explores the third novel by the nonagenarian American writer Lore Segal which was originally published in 1985 by Knopf and is due to be released in the UK...

The waiting is nearly over! Ahead of Backlisted Season 3 – and our tenth anniversary year – John, Andy and Nicky get together to chat about books, vintage vinyl,...

A classic episode from 2018 with a new introduction. This week John and Andy are joined by actor and director Sam West and writer and academic Sophie Ratcliffe to...

Slang lexicographer extraordinaire Jonathon Green joins John and Andy in this episode originally recorded in 2016 to discuss Absolute Beginners, the classic novel of London teenage life set around Soho and Notting Hill.

Despite the team’s somewhat complex relationship with the idea of ‘summer’, this episode is full of seasonal recommendations. Andy previews Intermezzo, the new Sally Rooney (out in September) and enjoys A...