We'd Like A Word
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We'd Like A Word
A podcast & radio show about words: writers, readers, books, poetry, lyrics, scripts, comedy, illustrators, agents & all things wordy.
Recent Episodes
166 episodes
38. Patricia Cornwell on Sharp Force & advice for authors
38. Patricia Cornwell talks to We'd Like A Word co-hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about her new thriller Sharp Force, plus how she writes, advice f...
37. Winner of the IGF Archer Amish Storytellers Award
37. Paul Waters talks to and hears about the winner and runners-up of the 2025 India Global Forum Archer Amish Award for Storytellers - including Jeff...
36. Banu Mushtaq & Deepa Bhashti at Jaipur Lit Fest London + more
36. International Booker prize winners, author Banu Mushtaq & translator Deepa Bhashti talk to co-hosts Paul Waters & Jonathan Kennedy on the We'd Lik...
35. Indian & Pakistani authors at the Khushwant Singh Literary Festival London 2025
35. Indian & Pakistani authors & poets talk to co-hosts Paul Waters & Jonathan Kennedy on the We'd Like A Word books & authors podcast at the Khushwan...
34. Catalan Crime with Teresa Solana, Peter Bush & Marina Sofia
We also talk about authors and translators Ian Rankin, Gene Kerrigan, Jeffrey Archer, Frederick Forsyth, Tony Kent, Lisa Jewell, the Rev Richard Coles...
33. Sherlock Holmes in Turkey (part 1) with Andrew Finkel
33. Sherlock Holmes in Turkey (part 1): Author & foreign correspondent Andrew Finkel talks to We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan, abou...
32. Sherlock Holmes in Turkey (part 2) with Andrew Finkel
32. Sherlock Holmes in Turkey (part 2): Author & foreign correspondent Andrew Finkel talks to We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan, abou...
31. Sherlock Holmes in Turkey (part 3) with Andrew Finkel
31. Sherlock Holmes in Turkey (part 3): Author & foreign correspondent Andrew Finkel talks to We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan, abou...
30. Stand Up Comedy (part 1) with Ian Stone & Phoebe Haywood
30. How to write & perform stand up comedy (part 1): Comedians Ian Stone & Phoebe Haywood talk to We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan,...
29. Stand Up Comedy (part 2) with Ian Stone & Phoebe Haywood
29. How to write & perform stand up comedy (part 2): Comedians Ian Stone & Phoebe Haywood talk to We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan,...
28. Stand Up Comedy (part 3) with Ian Stone & Phoebe Haywood
28. How to write & perform stand up comedy (part 3): Comedians Ian Stone & Phoebe Haywood talk to We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan,...
27. Peter James & Tina Payne at Chiltern Kills crime fest 2024
27. Peter James & Tina Payne at the Chiltern Kills crime writing festival 2024: We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan hear from Peter Jam...
26. History & lies (part 1) with Subhadra Das, author of Uncivilised: Ten Lies That Made The West
26. History & lies (part 1): We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan chat & laugh with Subhadra Das, writer, historian, broadcaster, comedi...
25. History & lies (part 2) with Subhadra Das, author of Uncivilised: Ten Lies That Made The West
25. History & lies (part 2): We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan chat & laugh with Subhadra Das, writer, historian, broadcaster, comedi...
24. History & lies (part 3) with Subhadra Das, author of Uncivilised: Ten Lies That Made The West
24. History & lies (part 3): We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan chat & laugh with Subhadra Das, writer, historian, broadcaster, comedi...
23. IGF Archer-Amish Award for Literature
23. Announcing the new IGF Archer-Amish Award for Literature: We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan hear from bestselling authors and pri...
22. Jaipur Literature Festival London 2024
22. We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Jonathan Kennedy interview stars of Indian & Irish literature and film making at the 2024 Jaipur Literature F...
21. Khushwant Singh Lit Fest: Indian, Pakistani & Bangladeshi authors
21. Khushwant Singh Lit Fest: Indian, Pakistani & Bangladeshi authors - In this special We'd Like A Word India episode at the Khushwant Singh Literary...
20. John Hegley at Milton's Cottage, poetry & music
20. John Hegley at Milton's Cottage: The BBC radio & Edinburgh Fringe favourite, British national treasure, poet, musician & comedian, John Hegley joi...
19. Book cover design with Mark Ecob (Part 1)
19. Mark Ecob on book cover design (part 1): The award-winning book cover designer, Mark Ecob, aka Mecob, tells We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & S...
18. Book cover design with Mark Ecob (Part 2)
18. Mark Ecob on book cover design (part 2): The award-winning book cover designer, Mark Ecob, aka Mecob, tells We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & S...
17. Book cover design with Mark Ecob (Part 3)
17. Mark Ecob on book cover design (part 3): The award-winning book cover designer, Mark Ecob, aka Mecob, tells We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & S...
16. Chiltern Kills crime writing festival with Frederick Forsyth
16. Chiltern Kills crime writing festival with Frederick Forsyth & many more top authors: Thriller writing icon Frederick Forsyth tells We'd Like A Wo...
15. Jeffrey Archer on storytelling (Part 1)
Jeffrey Archer on storytelling (part 1): The globally bestselling (more than 300m books sold) storyteller Jeffrey Archer tells We'd Like A Word hosts ...
14. Jeffrey Archer on storytelling (Part 2)
Jeffrey Archer on storytelling (part 2): The globally bestselling (more than 300m books sold) storyteller Jeffrey Archer tells We'd Like A Word hosts ...
13. Jeffrey Archer on storytelling (Part 3)
Jeffrey Archer on storytelling (part 3): The globally bestselling (more than 300m books sold) storyteller Jeffrey Archer tells We'd Like A Word hosts ...
12. Win a Google Pixel Fold (part 1) + Ajay Chowdhury on AI & writing
Win a Google Pixel Fold phone + Ajay Chowdhury on AI & writing books (part 1): Crime author & tech entrepreneur Ajay Chowdhury tells We'd Like A Word ...
11. Win a Google Pixel Fold (part 2) + Ajay Chowdhury on AI & writing
Win a Google Pixel Fold phone + Ajay Chowdhury on AI & writing books (part 2): Crime author & tech entrepreneur Ajay Chowdhury tells We'd Like A Word...
10. Win a Google Pixel Fold (part 3) + Ajay Chowdhury on AI & writing
Win a Google Pixel Fold phone + Ajay Chowdhury on AI & writing books (part 3): Crime author & tech entrepreneur Ajay Chowdhury tells We'd Like A Word...
9. Amish (part 1) on writing Indian history as bestselling fiction
Amish (part 1) on writing Indian history as fiction: Diplomat, TV star & author Amish tells We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about w...
8. Amish (part 2) on writing Indian history as bestselling fiction
Amish (part 2) on writing Indian history as fiction: Diplomat, TV star & author Amish tells We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about w...
7. Amish (part 3) on writing Indian history as bestselling fiction
Amish (part 3) on writing Indian history as fiction: Diplomat, TV star & author Amish tells We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about w...
6. Romance (part 1): Movie star Michael Douglas, Georgina Moore & Becky Hunter
Romance (part 1): Movie star Michael Douglas, authors Georgina Moore & Becky Hunter tell We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about writ...
5. Romance (part 2): Movie star Michael Douglas, Georgina Moore & Becky Hunter
Romance (part 2): Movie star Michael Douglas, authors Georgina Moore & Becky Hunter tell We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about writ...
4. Romance (part 3): Movie star Michael Douglas, Georgina Moore & Becky Hunter
Romance (part 3): Movie star Michael Douglas, authors Georgina Moore & Becky Hunter tell We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about writ...
3. Climate Change Fiction (part 1): Peter May & Paul Hardisty (Season 3)
Climate Change Fiction (part 1): Peter May & Paul Hardisty tell We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about bringing our climate emergenc...
2. Climate Change Fiction (part 2): Peter May & Paul Hardisty (Season 3)
Climate Change Fiction (part 2): Peter May & Paul Hardisty tell We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about bringing our climate emergenc...
1. Climate Change Fiction (part 3): Peter May & Paul Hardisty (Season 3)
Climate Change Fiction (part 3): Peter May & Paul Hardisty tell We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about bringing our climate emergenc...
63. Writing dynasties (part 1): Felix Francis, Andrew Child/Grant, Rajmohan Gandhi
Writing dynasties (part 1): Felix Francis, Andrew Child/Grant & Rajmohan Gandhi tell We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about taking o...
62. Writing dynasties (part 2): Felix Francis, Andrew Child/Grant, Rajmohan Gandhi
Writing dynasties (part 2): Felix Francis, Andrew Child/Grant & Rajmohan Gandhi tell We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about taking o...