You can listen to the interview here. If you don't want to listen to the whole programme, there's an intro bit about it at the start, and then you can move to 12 minutes 20 seconds or so to hear me. Thanks!
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Ben Kane on BBC Radio 4 Open Book
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parthianbow
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Ben Kane on BBC Radio 4 Open Book
I had the honour and pleasure of being invited onto the arts programme, Open Book, last week. Mariella Frostrup interviewed me about Spartacus, the main character in my about-to-be-released book.
You can listen to the interview here. If you don't want to listen to the whole programme, there's an intro bit about it at the start, and then you can move to 12 minutes 20 seconds or so to hear me. Thanks!
You can listen to the interview here. If you don't want to listen to the whole programme, there's an intro bit about it at the start, and then you can move to 12 minutes 20 seconds or so to hear me. Thanks!
Ben Kane
Bestselling author of Roman military fiction.
Spartacus - UK release 19 Jan. 2012. US release June 2012.
http://www.benkane.net
Twitter: @benkaneauthor
Bestselling author of Roman military fiction.
Spartacus - UK release 19 Jan. 2012. US release June 2012.
http://www.benkane.net
Twitter: @benkaneauthor
[quote=""parthianbow""]I had the honour and pleasure of being invited onto the arts programme, Open Book, last week. Mariella Frostrup interviewed me about Spartacus, the main character in my about-to-be-released book.
You can listen to the interview here. If you don't want to listen to the whole programme, there's an intro bit about it at the start, and then you can move to 12 minutes 20 seconds or so to hear me. Thanks! [/quote]
And Gillian Slovo too. Good stuff. Actually the item about Amazon, the publisher wzs interesting as well.
Thanks for the link.
You can listen to the interview here. If you don't want to listen to the whole programme, there's an intro bit about it at the start, and then you can move to 12 minutes 20 seconds or so to hear me. Thanks!
[/quote]And Gillian Slovo too. Good stuff. Actually the item about Amazon, the publisher wzs interesting as well.
Thanks for the link.
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LoveHistory
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Brilliant Ben! In all my 21 years as a published writer of HF I've never been able to get on that prog!
Les proz e les vassals
Souvent entre piez de chevals
Kar ja li coard nI chasront
'The Brave and the valiant
Are always to be found between the hooves of horses
For never will cowards fall down there.'
Histoire de Guillaume le Mareschal
www.elizabethchadwick.com
Souvent entre piez de chevals
Kar ja li coard nI chasront
'The Brave and the valiant
Are always to be found between the hooves of horses
For never will cowards fall down there.'
Histoire de Guillaume le Mareschal
www.elizabethchadwick.com
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Vanessa
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- Interest in HF: The first historical novel I read was Katherine by Anya Seton and this sparked off my interest in this genre.
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- Preferred HF: Any
- Location: North Yorkshire, UK
Interesting programme. Thanks, Ben.
currently reading: My Books on Goodreads
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
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Alisha Marie Klapheke
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Way to go Ben
Outstanding achievement Ben. I'm looking forward to reading your posts and catching up on your work. 
Spartak
Death in Holy Orders (A Historical Murder Mystery Book)
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