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  • Richard Mabey: Long May He Rain!

    04 February 2013

    ‘Britain’s best-loved nature writer’ (Daily Telegraph) Richard Mabey’s Radio Three Series, Changing Climates will be broadcast on BBC Radio Three, starting Monday 4 February at 10.45 pm.  More information here. His new book, Turned Out...


  • WHAT HAS NATURE EVER DONE FOR US? A new Sunday Times bestseller

    29 January 2013

    Tony Juniper’s trailblazing book on nature’s incredible ability to adapt to its surroundings and overcome environmental challenges, What Has Nature Ever Done For Us?, is a top 10 Sunday Times bestseller. Attention David Cameron: time to read...


  • Follow the Noise

    16 January 2013

    Join Professor David Hendy as he zips around the globe busily recording his BBC Radio 4 series Noise: A Human History. Exploring everything from the shamanistic trance-music of our cave-dwelling ancestors, the babel of ancient...


  • Peter Carson, distinguished editor, publisher, translator and great friend, died at the age of 74 on 9 January 2013

    10 January 2013

    This short tribute to Peter Carson is adapted from the speech given by Andrew Franklin at Peter’s leaving party on 28 March 2012. Obituaries of Peter will be appearing in the Guardian, Independent, Telegraph and...


  • Ask yourself, what has nature ever done for us?

    10 January 2013

    Money really does grow on trees! You can find out why in Tony Juniper’s new book, What Has Nature Ever Done For Us? which floats an idea  whose time has come: that nature provides  trillions...


  • New ITV primetime drama MR SELFRIDGE is based on Lindy Woodhead’s book

    10 December 2012

    This January 2013, ITV1 will broadcast Mr Selfridge, a major new drama series based on Lindy Woodhead’s 2007 biography Shopping, Seduction and Mr Selfridge. Starring Golden Globe and Emmy winner Jeremy Piven (Entourage), Katherine Kelly...


  • Roman Krznaric’s lecture now a RSA Animate

    04 December 2012

    Roman Krznaric, author of The Wonderbox, is the latest RSA speaker to have a lecture turned into a RSA Animate.     After listening to hundreds of inspiring talks, the RSA events team selected Krznaric’s...


  • Robert Greene visits the London Real studios

    03 December 2012

    London Real’s recent video interview is with Robert Greene author of 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 50th Law with Rap Royalty 5o Cent, and his new work, Mastery. In this exclusive...


  • Orwell-prize-winning author Raja Shehadeh comes to Soho Theatre

    16 November 2012

    Raja, whose latest book Occupation Diaries is published by Profile,  is one of the contributors to Arab Nights, a Shahrazad-style Arabian Nights for the modern age, coming to the Soho Theatre from Wednesday 21 November...


  • Robert Greene in London to launch Mastery 19-23 November

    14 November 2012

    Robert Greene – best-selling author of The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, 33 Strategies of War and, with 50 Cent, The 50th Law – will be in the UK next week to...



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