Bookylicious Series 5 Episode 1 - Orbital and space the final frontier
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It is great to be back after an unintended extended break.In the first episode of the new series Pau...
Bookylicious Series 4 Episode 8 - Jennifer Kavanagh - 'Thread of Life: My Russian Legacy'
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Paul talks to author Jennifer Kavanagh about her new book 'Thread of Life: My Ru...
Bookylicious Series 4 Episode 7 - Carnival, crimes and convents
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special episode celebrating Wrexham Carnival of Words 2025 the 11th year of this wonderful...
Bookylicious Series 4 Episode 6 – The Weird, The Wonderful and Everything In-between
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Gwyn returns and joins Paul, Lara and Hollyin a far reaching chat about books and mu...
Bookylicious Series 4 Episode 5 - Voices on the Path, a history of walking in Wales
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Paul speaks to Andrew Green about his book 'Voices on the Path, a history of wal...
Bookylicious Series 4 Episode 4 - Poppies, Poetry and Pasternak - when three becomes more!
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Paul, Lara and Holly finally get together to discuss their favourite reads of 2024 a...
Bookylicious Series 4 Episode 3 - Question Time
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After being away for a short while Bookylicious the podcast is back. In this episode Paul's wife Adr...
Bookylicious Series 4 Episode 2 – A Gallimaufry with Laura Jet
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paul and Lara are joined by ilustrator Laura Jet to chat about books and illustration, graphic n...
Bookylicious Series 4 Episode 1 - Alis Hawkins and Mike Parker
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Paul is in conversation with Welsh writers Alis Hawkins and Mike Parker. Alis is a c...
Bookylicious Series 3 Episode 8 - Carnival reads and blue cheese
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Holly, Lara and Paul chat about some of the books they are reading and highlights of the 10th Wrexha...
Bookylicious Series 3 Episode 7 – Paul Clifton - ‘1988, a poetic diary of a Wrexham author’
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lara and Paul talk to Paul Clifton about his new poetry collection ‘1988, a poetic diary of a Wre...
Bookylicious Series 3 Episode 6 - Thomas Hardy, "Romantasy", Gnomes and Nature
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paul, Lara and Holly talk some more about audiobooks based on Patricia Bracewell’s recommendations...
Bookylicious Series 3 Episode 5 – Wombles, Moomins, audiobooks and sci-fi
20 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time ever Paul, Holly and Lara gathered in the library stacks in Wrexham and not on Zo...
David Ebsworth - Blood Among the Threads - Bookylicious Series 3 Episode 4
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Paul speaks to Dave McCall AKA author David Ebsworth about his latest book ‘Blood ...
Bookylicious Series 3 Episode 3 - 2023 Reading challenges, 'Les Miserables' and Christmas wishes!
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Paul and Lara chat about their Good Reads reading challenges for 2023 and select fic...
Bookylicious Series 3 Episode 2 - Sian Hughes author of 'Pearl'
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Paul interviews Sian hughes the Booker longlisted author of ‘Pearl’ in her beaut...
Bookylicious Series 3 Episode 1 - Dani Robertson - 'All Through the Night'
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Paul talks to Dani Robertson the Dark Sky Officer for Prosiect Nos Dark Skies Pa...
Bookylicious Series 2 Episode 13 - The Name of the Rose
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Gwyn reviews Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose' and Paul feeds back on...
Libraries, librarians magic and witches and everything in between! Bookylicious Season 2 Episode 12
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this show Paul and Holly chat about novels featuring libraries and librarians inspired by the...
Jennifer Kavanagh - 'And this shall be my dancing day' - Bookylicious Series 2 Episode 11
22 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Paul is in conversation with Jennifer Kavanagh about her new novel ‘And this shall...
Bookylicious Series 2 Episode 10 - 'The Silver Sword' andClassic Children's Fiction
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a bumper episode as we weren’t able to record in June. In this episode we discuss our book...
Bookylicious Series 2 Episode 9 - Book of the Month 'The Sandman' by Neil Gaiman
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Gwyn and Paul explore the graphic novel ‘The Sandman Volume 1: Preludes and Noctur...
Max Porter, the Medieval and much more... Bookylicious Series 2 Episode 8
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Paul and Holly chat about Max Porter, one of Britain’s most innovative and creative author’s wri...
Bookylicious Series 2 Episode 7 - The Wolves of Willoughby Chase and other fantastical imaginings
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Gwyn and Paul discuss the Book of the Month Joan Aiken’s ‘The Wolves of Willoug...
Bookylicious Series 2 Episode 6 - Book of the Month 'Edgelands' by Paul Farley and Michael Symmons Roberts
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Paul, Gwyn and Lara chat about ‘Edgelands’ by Paul Farley and Michael Symmons Roberts It leads t...
From Harry Potter to Hag Seed - Bookylicious Season 2 Episode 5
05 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Paul, Gwyn, Holly and Lara catch up on some of their latest good reads. Listener an...
Bookylicious Series 2 Episode 4 - Book of the Month - Treasure Island and some of our favourite bookshops
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Gwyn and Holly discuss Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, this month’s book of the mo...
Bookylicious Series 2 Episode 3 "What the Dickens!"
04 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Paul, Holly and Gwyn through the spotlight on Charles Dickens, including ‘Six thin...
Bookylicious Season 2 Episode 2 - Book of the month - The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bookylicious Season 2 Episode 2 – Book of the Month Paul, Gwyn and Lara talk about their Book of t...
Bookylicious Season 2 Episode 1 – New Year Reading Targets and Resolutions!
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Paul, Gwyn and Lara get 2023 off to a flying start, talking about reading resolutions and targets (n...
Episode 16 - David Ebsworth 'The house on Hunter Street' and Monika Evans on literature in translation
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Paul interviews author David Ebsworth (aka Dave McCall) about his new book ‘The Ho...
Episode 15 - Summer reading recommendations
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A slightly shorter episode than usual, that's because we needed to get into a cool shady spot and re...
Episode 14 - "It is better to travel well than to arrive" Buddha
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we explore travel and travel writing. Paul interviews Pete Evans (19 mins) author of...
Episode 13 - “I am no bird, and no net ensnares me” Jane Eyre
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we have an interview with Patricia Bracewell author of the Emma of Normandy historic...
Episode 12 - Poetry in Motion Part 2
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Wow! This is a bumper episode full of some wonderful things! We start with Paul and gwyn chatting ab...
Episode 11 - Poetry in Motion Part 1
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this first of two episodes Paul and Holly explore the joys of all things poetic. At 20 minutes in...
Episode 10 - The Streets of London
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode our theme is London. At 19 minutes you will find an interview with author Jennifer K...
Episode 9 - It's Christmas!
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Paul and Lara chat about books that they might like to see under the Christmas tree, their favourite...
Episode 8 - Through the Looking Glass
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Paul, Gwyn and Holly celebrate the 150thanniversary of the publication of Alice Thro...
Episode 7 - Halloween
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Gwyn and Paul chat about scary stories and things that go bump in the night. Ghosts,...
Episode 5 - Gladstone's Library
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode Paul speaks to Peter Francis, Warden and Louisa Yates, Director of Collectio...
Episode 4 - "Is this the real life, or is this just fantasy"
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Books in the fantasy genre can represent a diverse range of subjects and ideas. In this episode we e...
Episode 3 - "We are made by history" - Historical Fiction Extravaganza
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is all about history, specifically historical fiction. In this episode: Barbara Erskine...
Episode 2 - Small is Beautiful
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This month the Bookylicious team explore the joys of short stories and essays, each of us choosing t...
Bookylicious Episode 1
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode you will meet the team Paul, Gwyn, Lara and Holly. We chat about what we are reading...