Red Hot Chilli Writers

RED HOT CHILLI WRITERS

Joined each episode by special guests, British Asian authors, Vaseem Khan and Abir Mukherjee take a wry look at the world of books, writing, and the creative arts, tackling everything from bestsellers to pop culture and Big Fat Asian Weddings....

  • 37 minutes 33 seconds
    Episode 124 -Stig Abell, Death in a Lonely Place, press complaints, and falling satellites
    In this episode we talk to journalist, broadcaster and crime writer, Stig Abell, about his new novel Death in a Lonely Place, working at the Press Complaints Commission, and the phenomenon of bits falling off satellites and back to Earth.
    22 April 2024, 3:00 am
  • 45 minutes 20 seconds
    Episode 123 - Erin Young, gold kitchens, banned trousers, and Christianity's oldest religious book to ever go on sale
    In this epside we chat to historical and thriller writer Erin Young, discuss her gold kitchen, banned trousers, and Christianity's oldest religious book to ever go on sale - the Crosby-Schøyen Codex.
    8 April 2024, 3:00 am
  • 35 minutes 41 seconds
    Episode 122 - Harriet Tyce, A Lesson in Cruelty, Chaucer's unfinished Canterbury tales
    In this episode we chat to crime writer Harriet Tyce, discuss her new book A Lesson in Cruelty, and pontificate on Chaucer's unfinished Canterbury tales
    25 March 2024, 4:00 am
  • 31 minutes 30 seconds
    Episode 121 - Tony Kent, The Shadow Network, great legal thrillers, and the Old Bailey
    In this episode we chat to barrister and thriller writer Tony Kent, discuss great legal thrillers, and get a peek into the world's most famous courtroom at the Old Bailey
    11 March 2024, 4:00 am
  • 52 minutes 53 seconds
    Episode 120 - BA Paris, The Guest, and Arabian Noir with Michael Lynes and Alex Shaw
    In this episode we chat to bestselling crime writer BA Paris about her new novel The Guest, and discuss Arabian Noir, a crime anthology set in the Gulf, curated by writers Michael Lynes and Alex Shaw.
    26 February 2024, 4:00 am
  • 36 minutes 48 seconds
    Episode 119 - Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest, dog poop DNA, and cold fusion powered hot baths
    In this epsiode we speak to Canadian mystery writer Nita Prose, discuss the advent of dog poop DNA testing, and muse on the recent advances in cold fusion science and how many hot baths the new tech might power
    12 February 2024, 4:00 am
  • 51 minutes 33 seconds
    Episode 118 - Anna O and Matthew Blake, homicidal sleepwalking, Guy Kennaway and Good Scammer, and the best ever Caribbean books
    In this bumper episode we chat to Anna O author Matthew Blake, discuss homicidal somnambulism, and then talk to Guy Kennaway, author of Good Scammer, while taking a look at some of the best books ever set in the Caribbean.
    29 January 2024, 4:00 am
  • 45 minutes 52 seconds
    Episode 117 - Chris Hammer, Scrublands, Funnel-Web Spiders, and New Year Gut Health
    In this episode we chat to Australian crime writer Chris Hammer, discuss the TV adapation of his novel Scrublands, talk about deadly funnel-web spiders, and present secrets for superior gut health in the new year.
    15 January 2024, 4:00 am
  • 33 minutes 19 seconds
    Episode 116 - Fenton's ten best novels of 2023, dodgy Xmas parties, and Micky Mouse set free
    In this episode prolific book blogger Tracy Fenton reviews her ten favourite novels of the past year, while we take a look at dodgy Xmas parties, and chat about Micky Mouse's original avatar arriving in the public domain.
    1 January 2024, 4:00 am
  • 33 minutes 6 seconds
    Episode 115 - Andrew Lycett and The Worlds of Sherlock Holmes - with added Cucumber Sherlock.
    In this episode we talk to biographer Andrew Lycett, whose new work The Worlds of Sherlock Holmes explores anew the world's most famous detective. With added Cucumber Sherlock.
    18 December 2023, 4:00 am
  • 30 minutes 32 seconds
    Episode 114 - Imran Mahmood and Finding Sophie, author winterwear, and the most famous tea party in fiction
    In this episode we chat to barrister and author Imran Mahmood about his latest thriller, Finding Sophie; discuss the height of author winterwear, as modelled by your hosts; and dissect the most famous tea party in fiction.
    4 December 2023, 4:00 am
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