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Elle Machray, Matthew Zajac and Jack Grimwood

Len Pennie discusses two books and a play set against a backdrop of momentous events through history, with writers Elle Machray and Jack Grimwood, and theatre-maker Matthew Zajac.

Len Pennie's guests today are all connected by the telling of unheard stories and moments from history.

Author Elle Machray discusses her debut novel Remember Remember, a story about one woman's fight to end transatlantic slavery and challenge the British Empire, inspired by the Gunpowder Plot.

Theatre-maker Matthew Zajac talks about his long-running play The Tailor of Inverness, based on the story of his father鈥檚 life, and the secrets he uncovered after his death.

And writer Jack Grimwood's thriller Arctic Sun is set in the High Arctic in the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster.

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28 minutes

Broadcast

  • Wednesday 15:30