I was very sad to walk away from my BBC Radio 3 documentary series Literary Pursuits back in June 2019. Although it was the right decision at the time both personally and professionally, I still miss working with my amazing producer Sara Conkey, the creative and collaborative nature of the programme, and the chance to meet such generous interviewees, like Jean Rhys’ editor Diana Athill (now sadly passed away) and William Golding’s daughter Judy Carver, to name just two.

Sara and I both remain very proud of the series and the episodes we made, so it’s great to see that an audiobook collection of some of the highlights of the series, plus the first episode by the new producer-presenter team, is now available.