Events Diary 2008
November
Sunday 16th, 9.30pm
Radio 3 – Sunday Feature, A New Image For The Housing Estate
I will be presenting this amazing documentary about the role that architecture plays in the life of housing estates. Watch this space for more details.
October
Saturday 25th,
Off The Shelf festival
I will be appearing at Sheffield’s annual Literature Festival – Off the Shelf 2008.
September
Saturday
Radio 3 – Free Thought
Listen to my contribution to the free thinking festival at the BBC. My reflection focuses on the lost voice of the working class.
Thursday 3rd, 7.15pm
Radio 4 – Front Row
I will be joining writer Patrick Neate and Kirsty Lang as we go back in time to chat about the first time we saw Spike Lee's classic movie Do The Right Thing. Has it really been 20 years...?
July
Thursday 17th – Sunday 20th
Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, Harrogate
I will be participating in Damaged Heroes panel and the intriguingly named The Balloon Game chaired by Mark Lawson. For more info checkout the harrogate festival website.
Saturday 20th
The Observer – The Wire: Is This The Best TV Series Ever Made?
I absolutely love this series, so to be asked to write a contribution to this article with other crime writers was a true honour. Check out the article at The Wire-The Best TV Series Ever?
Tuesday 22nd, 11.30pm
Radio 4
Arts documentary celebrating the life and work of poet Linton Kwesi Johnson. I will be making a contribution to this. Watch this space for more details.
June
The CWA / Duncan Lawrie Dagger Awards
Checkout the CWA website to find out about this years crime writers’ association’s dagger awards. I will be a judge of this year’s New blood Dagger award.
Thursday 5th, 3.15pm
Radio Five Live – The Simon Mayo Book Panel
I will be helping to review the brilliant new instalment of the Dexter series by Jeff Lindsay and Diane Wei Liang’s moving novel Paper Butterfly. Both Jeff and Diane will be joining us in the studio – lucky us!
May
Friday 16th
Waltham Forest's Literature festival
I will be reading and discussing my work at Waltham Forest’s Literature festival.
Thursday 22nd, 7.15pm
Radio 4 – Front Row
I will be joining Kirsty Lang to review this bank holiday’s one-off serial killer drama The Kiss of Death.
Saturday 24th
Killer Tune paperback book launch
I will be joining friends and family for a night of comedy, readings, food, music and chat to celebrate the paperback release of Killer Tune.
March
Monday 3rd, 7.15pm
Radio 4 – Front Row
I will be joining Mark Lawson and writer Natasha Cooper/Daphne Wright to review BBC’s new reality show Murder Most Famous with the wonderful Minette Waters.
Saturday 8th, 2pm
Hackney Museum
I will be running a crime-writing workshop at the museum exploring a range of themes, from creating characters to devising a plot.
Tuesday 11th, 7.15pm
Radio 4 – Front Row
I will be joining John Wilson to review Donna Tucker Green’s new play Random. Give the Royal Court Theatre a bell now to book your ticket for one of the best plays I have seen in a long time!
Thursday 18th, 10.15pm
Radio 3 – Night Waves
My deepest sympathies to the family of Director Anthony Mingella who died yesterday. We will be celebrating his last film The Number 1 Ladies Detective Agency and his life.
February
Saturday 1st, 7.15pm
Radio 4 – The Saturday Review Show
I will be joining Tom Sutcliffe, Michael Arditti and Don Guttenplan to review Peter Carey’s latest novel, His Illegal Self, Nick Broomfield’s new film, The Battle For Haditha, the terrifying movie, Cloverfield, Lucinda Coxon’s latest play, Happy Now and the song Stormy Weather, (Lena Horne-what a voice!)
Monday 12th, 7.15pm
Radio 4 – Front Row
I will be joining Mark Lawson to review three new DVD releases, Control, (what a film!), Michael Clayton and Away From her.
Thursday 14th, 3pm
Five Live, (Radio 5) – The Simon Mayo Show
I will be joining the Simon mayo book panel programme.
January
Friday 11th, 7.15pm
Radio 4 – Front Row
I will be joining Kirsty Wark and historian Lucy Moore to review Channel 4’s new Georgian crime series City of Vice.