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- 41 minutes 57 seconds189: The Hacks Book Club
As the summer draws to a close, Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss the best books about journalism and writing ever, er, written, covering everything from Vesuvius to Rwanda to Elton John.
Further Reading
The Faber Book of Reportage, edited by Professor John Carey
Tickle The Public - 100 Years of the Popular Press by Matthew Engel
We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families by Phillip Gourevitch
Towards The End Of The Morning by Michael Frayn
Scoop by Evelyn Waugh
Stick It Up Your Punter! by Peter Chippindale & Chris Horrie
Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson
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- 6 minutes 22 seconds181: And The Winner Is...You've heard the stories. You've admired the piles of paper in the Eye office (video viewers only). And now it's time to learn which brilliant story has won this year's Paul Foot Award!1 June 2026, 8:37 pm
- 13 minutes 28 seconds180: PAUL FOOT 2026: THE PINCH-OF-SALT PATHChloe Hadjimatheou of the Observer looked into a beloved, million-selling bestseller, The Salt Path, and found the book arguably fit the 'fiction' shelves better.30 May 2026, 12:30 am
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