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Joining us in the Audible Studios to talk about his latest book, Saving Britain: How We Must Change to Prosper in Europe, is political economist, writer and journalist Will Hutton. Alongside Will Hutton’s work as writer for the Observer, the former BBC journalist is also the Chair of the Big Innovation Centre and current Principal of Hertford College, University of Oxford. Author of 11 books, his most recognised and acclaimed title is The State We’re In, first published in 1995.

A familiar face to many, playing Mr Brown in the Paddington films, and Lord Grantham in Downton Abbey, Hugh Bonneville has been on our screens and stages since the late '80s. His love of acting came from the National Youth Theatre, where his hobby turned into a career path. Ranging from Shakespeare to Mr Stink, Bonneville has playing an incredible range of characters. Looking back at his life so far, Hugh has written his memoir, Playing Under the Piano, giving us an insight into one of Britain’s best-loved actor’s life behind the scenes.

Joining us at Audible Studios is actor and writer Obioma Ugoala. Ugoala trained at and graduated from the Drama Centre, London, and spent the beginning of his career touring and performing with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has played the role of Kristoff in London's West End Frozen show, Smokey Robinson in Motown: The Musical, and George Washington in Hamilton. Ugoala also provides workshops and outreach programmes to BAME students in Greater London, and has most recently written a book, The Problem With My Normal Penis.

Robert Peston is the presenter of ITV's politics show, Peston, and has been ITV News' political editor since 2015, having previously worked as BBC's business editor for a decade. We spoke with Peston about his latest venture, a novel titled The Whistleblower, his first work of fiction. Holly Newson asked him about this foray into fiction and his everlasting interest in the world of politics, and heard which parts of the book are based on his own life.

Joining us at Audible Studios is award-winning television and radio presenter Anita Rani. Rani, with a career presenting television spanning over 20 years, is a household name. Born and raised in Bradford, Rani moved to London with a goal to pursue a career in broadcasting. She is now a lead presenter on Countryfile, regularly presents on Radio 2 and hosts Woman's Hour on Radio 4 every week. Rani has now penned her powerful memoir, The Right Sort of Girl.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to discuss her latest book, Faking Friends, is Sunday Times best-selling author Jane Fallon. With an extensive career as a TV producer for shows such as Eastenders, Teachers and This Life behind her, Jane Fallon has gone on to publish six top 10 best-selling novels, the first of which was selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club. Her seventh novel, Faking Friends, was published in January 2017.

Richard Lloyd Parry, award-winning foreign correspondent and author, comes into the Audible Studios to discuss the upcoming release of Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone. We delve into Japanese culture and the impact on communities of the natural disaster in 2011.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to discuss their new book together, New Power: How It’s Changing the 21st Century - and Why You Need to Know, are Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms. Their new book, New Power, follows on from their seminal Harvard Business Review article on leadership in 2014 and Heimans’ TED talk on the same subject. Here, Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms chat to us about what new power is, why it’s a force for both bad and good and how we can use it to our advantage.

Mike Brooks joins us in the Audible Studios to chat about his Keiko series and the latest instalment, Dark Deeds. He tells us how he juggles a full-time job with writing and what we can expect of protagonist Captain Ichabod Drift and paints us a picture of the world in the books - set in space in the future.

Presenter, writer, certified counsellor and sex and relationships expert Annabelle Knight talks to Audible about the release of her debut adult fiction title, The Endless Autumn, and tells us how she goes about writing a sex scene! Hailed by critics as an accomplished erotic tale which lies somewhere between Fifty Shades of Grey and Bridget Jones, Annabelle shares her insight into this highly sought after literary genre and the journey which led her to become a best-selling author.

BBC North America Editor Jon Sopel visits the Audible Studios to discuss his latest title, If Only They Didn't Speak English: Notes From Trump's America. With a career as a BBC correspondent spanning across 30 years, Jon explains to us why now is the time to discuss America and what we can expect to see in the years to come.

An avid transparency campaigner named by Powerlist as the ‘UK’s most influential black person’, Gina came to prominence when she successfully challenged the UK government’s authority to trigger Article 50 - the formal notice to leave the EU - without parliamentary approval. Her memoir, Rise, was published in August 2018. Gina Miller talks to us about what her greatest strengths and weaknesses are, how she felt when Article 50 went for parliamentary approval and how we can create more unity in post-Brexit Britain.

Visiting the Audible Studios for the first time is one of YouTube's most influential faces, Jim Chapman, who's here to discuss his first book, 147 Things: My User's Guide to the Universe, from Black Holes to Belly Buttons. An Internet sensation with an impeccable sense of fashion, Jim Chapman talks to Audible about where it all began, why he's become a fact collector and what else is left for him to do.

The writer and filmmaker Kevin Toolis joins Holly Newson in the Audible Studios to discuss his book, My Father's Wake: How the Irish Teach Us to Live, Love and Die. In this intimate and original memoir, Kevin gives us an insight into the history of the Irish wake amongst the backdrop of the death and wake of his father. Kevin tells Holly about the inspiration of the book as well as the process of researching the history of the Irish wake.

Trish Bartley talks to Audible about the benefits of practicing mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in an effort to live kindly with cancer. As a cancer survivor and senior teacher at the Centre for Mindfulness, Research and Practice, Trish offers unique insight into the psychological difficulties of being with a life-threatening condition and how best to deal with them.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to discuss her latest book, You Me Everything, is author Catherine Isaac. With nine Sunday Times best-selling novels under her belt as Jane Costello, including her well received debut, Bridesmaids, her next novel, You Me Everything, is the first book under the pseudonym Catherine Isaac. Catherine talks to us about her new direction in writing, how her own life inspires her work and what we can expect from her new novel.

Best-selling author and filmmaker Damien Lewis joins the Audible Studios to discuss his latest book, SAS Ghost Patrol, a compelling true story of the special Allied forces' most audacious top secret mission during 1942, and why we need to hear it. With an insight into war that most of us could only imagine, Damien looks at how his experiences have shaped him and how he combines fact with storytelling so succinctly.

Author of Do No Harm and a memoir titled Admissions, both of which became Sunday Times best sellers, Marsh has documented his career as a neurosurgeon. He spent two decades as senior consultant at St George’s hospital in London, one of the countries largest specialist units for neurosurgery, as well as travelling to Ukraine, Nepal and the United States of America to perform surgeries. Since retiring from full-time work at the NHS, Marsh has been undergoing treatment after receiving a diagnosis of advanced prostate cancer.

After appearing in three seasons of Made in Chelsea, Dunlop decided it was time to leave, and she moved to LA to pursue a career as a singer. Dunlop was struggling with anxiety and depression around this time and the behaviours she had learned when she was younger were no longer serving her to become who she wanted to be. She decided to start a podcast, Saturn Returns, with astrologist Noura Bourni, in which they look at the transitions a person in their late twenties can face when Saturn returns to the position it was in when they were born.

Choosing to pursue a career in journalism (rather than being a footballer) has paid off for Dan Walker. Having previously released his book Remarkable People, Walker is following it up with Standing on the Shoulders, another collection full of inspiring people: the heroes that he doesn't want history to forget. We'll be talking to Dan Walker about the stories he tells, what inspires him, and how difficult it is to have a last minute toilet break on Strictly Come Dancing.