Collected: The Podcast
Episodes
#499: Vanessa Collingridge, broadcaster and non-fiction writer
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Collected's Caroline Sanderson is joined by author and broadcaster Vanessa Collingridge to discuss writing about neurodiversity, chronicling the adven...
#498: Paula Hawkins, internationally bestselling novelist
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
International bestseller and RLF trustee Paula Hawkins joins Collected host Sonia Faleiro to reflect on her journey to success, how she deals with cri...
#497: Satinder Chohan, playwright and dramastorian
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Presenter Juliet Gilkes Romero is joined by playwright Satinder Chohan to discuss what it means to be a dramastorian, how telling more stories about t...
#496: Elif Shafak, award-winning & international best-selling novelist, essayist and activist
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Elif Shafak, the internationally acclaimed Turkish-British author of 21 books joins host Doug Johnstone on a deep dive into the RLF sound archive. Res...
#495: Matt Carr, fiction and non-fiction writer, journalist and podcaster
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Presenter Paul Dodgson is joined by Matt Carr, whose wide-ranging curiosity has led him to write books on topics as diverse as the history of terroris...
#494: Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse, author and genocide survivor
11 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
French-Rwandan writer Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse joins host Sonia Faleiro and responds to clips from the RLF archives, using them as ways into her creati...
#493: Ian Seed, translator, short-story writer and prose poet
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Jonathan Tulloch is joined by award-winning poet, translator, short-story writer, essayist and editor Ian Seed, to explore what makes a prose poe...
#492: Blake Morrison, poet, memoirist and critic
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Blake Morrison joins Julia Copus to respond to material from the RLF archives, and reflect on his work and process. They discuss how he grew into bein...
#491: Marianne Colbran, TV scriptwriter turned criminologist
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Presenter Doug Johnstone is joined by Marianne Colbran, whose work explores how media presentations of crime and the police differ from reality. They ...
#490: Pragya Agarwal, behavioural and data scientist, and founder of The 50 Percent Project
16 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Academic Pragya Agarwal joins host Sonia Faleiro on a deep dive into the Royal Literary Fund archives, using the recordings to reflect on her work dra...
#489: Caroline Sanderson, Associate Editor of The Bookseller, critic, non-fiction author
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ann Morgan is joined by Associate Editor of The Bookseller, critic, non-fiction author and regular Collected presenter Caroline Sanderson, whose new b...
#488: Jonathan Edwards, Award-winning poet on why rejection hits writers so hard
19 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Award-winning poet Jonathan Edwards delves into the Royal Literary Fund's sound archives with host Julia Copus, using other writers' reflections to ex...
#487: Rosemary Jenkinson, writer, playwright, poet, essayist, memoirist and cultural commentator
05 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Jonathan Tulloch is joined by short-story writer, playwright, poet, essayist, memoirist and cultural commentator Rosemary Jenkinson, who writes e...
#486: Tessa Hadley, author of novels, short stories and non-fiction
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrated author Tessa Hadley, in conversation with presenter Caroline Sanderson, delves into the Royal Literary Fund's sound archives, using the rec...
#485: Alex Wong, literary critic and poet
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Julia Copus is joined in the studio by Alex Wong, a literary critic and poet who writes without being able to visualise images. © Royal Literary Fund...
#484: Laura Barnett, bestselling novelist and writing teacher
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Internationally bestselling author Laura Barnett delves into the Royal Literary Fund's sound archives with presenter Ann Morgan, exploring writer's bl...
#483: Howard Linskey, crime writer
10 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Presenter Doug Johnstone is joined in the studio by fellow crime writer Howard Linskey to chew the fat about the writing life and share his surprising...
#482: Deepa Anappara, award-winning novelist and journalist
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Edgar award-winner Deepa Anappara delves into the Royal Literary Fund archives with presenter Sonia Faleiro, and shares how she battled self-doubt, di...
#481: Ishy Din, playwright and screenwriter
12 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Presenter Juliet Gilkes Romero is joined by playwright and screenwriter Ishy Din, who reflects on how his upbringing on Teesside and work as a cab dri...
Bonus Episode: The RLF Dramatic Writers Discussion
05 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, RLF trustee Mark Lawson explores the challenges new and established dramatic writers face today as the Royal Literary Fund cel...
#480: Ella Frears, genre-busting poet and visual artist
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Poet and artist Ella Frears delves into the Royal Literary Fund's sound archives, using other writers' reflections to explore her craft and career, an...
#479: Holly Race, novelist and screenwriter
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Presenter Jonathan Tulloch is joined in the studio by novelist and screenwriter Holly Race, who uses fantasy and historical inspiration to interrogate...
#478: Colin Grant, author, Writers Mosaic director and historian
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Presenter Juliet Gilkes Romero is joined in the studio by WritersMosaic director, author, historian and former BBC radio producer Colin Grant. They de...
#477: Paul Dodgson, memoirist, and song and scriptwriter
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Presenter Sonia Faleiro is joined in the studio by Paul Dodgson, a writer, radio producer, musician and teacher with a special interest in life-writin...
#476: Kate Mosse, founder of Women's Prizes and bestselling author with Caroline Sanderson
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The internationally bestselling author and co-founder of what is now the Women's Prize for Fiction delves into the Royal Literary Fund's sound archive...
#475: Sylvia Patterson, award-winning author and music journalist
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Presenter Doug Johnstone launches the new Collected podcast in the company of award-winning author and music journalist Sylvia Patterson. www.rlf.org....
Trailer - Collected: The Podcast from the Royal Literary Fund is back!
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our fortnightly podcast, where we delve into the vibrant world of contemporary writers. New episodes of Collected from the Royal Literary F...