The Desmond Bagley Podcast: Recent Episodes
Nigel Alefounder
Through out the 1960’s, 1970’s and early 1980’s Desmond Bagley was at the forefront of British thriller writing, becoming an international sensation read by millions. Here we aim to highlight the author’s exciting adventure stories and offer background information about his life, work and legacy.
Only a week to go until the author’s ‘new’ novel, Domino Island, is published! Check out the latest podcast for background information. (Original air date: 2nd May 2019)
An introduction to the new novel, Domino Island, being published later this year. (Original air date: 17th January 2019)
A quick look at the author’s 6th novel – The Spoilers – published in 1969 and in the same year as fellow Harper Collins author Alistair MacLean’s Puppet on a Chain. (Original air date: 2nd November 2018)
A brief news-update following the important announcement from the Frankfurt Book Fair earlier today. (Original air date: 12th October 2018)
The 13th Podcast is a short News Update about the imminent Guernsey Literary Festival. (Original air date: 9th May 2018)
Podcast no. 12 takes a look at the author's fifth novel - The Vivero Letter - and updates us on an event at this year's Guernsey Literary Festival. Many thanks as usual to the great resource that is http://www.freesfx.co.uk for the background music. For those who are interested the tracks are Vanished Innocence, Something to … Continue reading Podcast no. 12 – The Vivero Letter
Podcast no. 11 brings us up to date with news of an interesting event happening in 2018, after we've taken a look at a bit more author background. Many thanks as always to the excellent http://www.freesfx.co.uk for the background music. For those who are interested the tracks are Illusion and Sunset Breeze. (Original air date: … Continue reading Podcast no. 11 – News Update
We are pleased to be able to bring you part of an exclusive interview with best-selling thriller writer John Templeton Smith who was a friend of Desmond Bagley and inspired to begin his own writing career by him. Harper Collins UK are publishing all of Bagley's novels once more throughout 2017. Credits - of course … Continue reading Podcast no. 10 – Top Ten Tips for writers
This podcast has been guest-written by Philip Eastwood of The Bagley Brief web-site and reviews Desmond Bagley’s seventh published novel - Running Blind, a magnificent cold-war adventure set in the barren hinterland of Iceland. Harper Collins UK will be publishing the story again on 20th April 2017 with the rest throughout the year. Credits - … Continue reading Podcast no. 9 – Running Blind
This podcast takes a look at Desmond Bagley’s fourth published novel - Landslide, the story of a Bob Boyd, a geologist with a mysterious past who sets out to prevent a man-made disaster while avenging a family who were murdered ten years previously. Harper Collins UK republished the first four novels on the 12th January … Continue reading Podcast no. 8 – Landslide
The first podcast of the New Year takes a look at Desmond Bagley’s third published novel - Wyatt’s Hurricane, the story of a young meteorologist trying to convince a Caribbean island that it’s population isn’t only in danger of impending civil war, but also in danger from nature itself. HarperCollins UK are re-releasing all of … Continue reading Podcast no. 7 – Wyatt’s Hurricane
For our Christmas Podcast, marking the sixth in the series, we take a look at Desmond Bagley's second published novel - High Citadel. Getting into his stride now the author ups the stakes as he embraces a third-person viewpoint in this chilling tale of adventure and survival high in the Andes mountains. HarperCollins UK are … Continue reading Podcast no. 6 – Christmas 2016
For our Christmas Podcast, marking the sixth in the series, we take a look at Desmond Bagley's second published novel - High Citadel. Getting into his stride now the author ups the stakes as he embraces a third-person viewpoint in this chilling tale of adventure and survival high in the Andes mountains. HarperCollins UK are … Continue reading Podcast no. 6 – Christmas 2016
For our anniversary Podcast, and marking the fifth in the series, we go back to the beginning and explore the background to Desmond Bagley's very first published novel - The Golden Keel. Few people realised at the time what a tour-de-force this story would turn out to be. Not only did the author 'hit the … Continue reading Podcast no. 5 – Back to the Beginning
For the fourth podcast we take a look at the Film and Television spin-offs of the books. (Original air date: 7th November 2016)
For the third podcast we take a quick look at how the author wrote his best-selling novels and look forward to the re-issue of all sixteen titles during 2017. (29th September 2016).
For Podcast number two in the series we take a brief look at early research techniques and the author's return to the UK after the success of his first novel - The Golden Keel. (17th September 2016).
On the day that Storm Desmond batters the UK it is, perhaps, appropriate to release the first in an irregular series of podcasts about the life and career of the author Desmond Bagley. (5th December 2015). Hello, today by popular demand, we are re-introducing our Podcasts to the Apple Podcast Store. WordPress now provides us … Continue reading Podcast no. 1 – A Travelling Man