Yet more bitterness

I've mentioned here before the excellent podcast series Tim Haigh Reads Books, which has previously featured Tim talking to me about Crisis? What Crisis? and The Man Who Invented the Daleks.

So now there's a new interview available, covering Things Will Only Get Bitter.

My thanks to Tim and to his producer, John Mindlin, for their continuing interest and support.

Crisis? What Crisis? – The Podcast

Now available from Green-Shoot.com another episode in thir fine podcast series: Tim Haigh Reads Books. And this time, he's in conversation with, er, me in a discussion of my book Crisis? What Crisis?

I’m sure it’s very good, but I wouldn’t really know. I do know, however, that it was a pleasure to record, and my thanks go to Tim, John Mindlin and all at Green-Shoot.

Crisis? What Crisis? is published by Aurum Press and can be bought online from Waterstone's.

Tim Haigh vs Dr Death

David Owen is one of the more fascinating figures to have inhabited British politics over the last four decades. Promoted to foreign secretary by Labour prime minister Jim Callaghan at an absurdly young age, and one of the founder-members of the SDP (before splitting that party as well), he was potentially the best leader the Tory Party never had.

He's also, of course a doctor, and his most recent book, In Sickness And In Power (Methuen), combines his twin interests in medicine and politics - an account of how ill-health impacts upon the behaviour of world leaders, and thereby influences the course of world history.

It's a fascinating subject and you can hear him discussing it with the very wonderful Tim Haigh here: Tim Haigh Reads Books.

This is the first of a new series of podcasts from Green-Shoot.com. It's much recommended (and not simply because I'll be turning up in a later podcast).