Wendy Holden's Podcast
A revealing and personal insight into the life and work of bestselling author Wendy Holden as she discusses her books, the stories that inspire her and the effect writing mostly about war has on her.
Podcasting since 2019 • 23 episodes
Wendy Holden's Podcast
Latest Episodes
Wendy Holden, miracle baby Mark Olsky, and son of liberator Larry Kosiek interviewed on the Afternoon Shift in 2015
A fascinating and timely interview from 10 years ago to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII and the liberation of tens of thousands of Holocaust survivors. Next week, on the 80th anniversary, Wendy Holden, Mark Olsky, plus the two othe...
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The story behind The Teacher of Auschwitz with exclusive audiobook extract
Bestselling author and historian Wendy Holden explains what led her to write a novel inspired by the incredible true story of Fredy Hirsch, a young man who persuaded the Nazis to allow him to set up a Children's Block in the shadow of Auschwitz...
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Wendy Holden talks all things Captain Tom at Ways with Words, Dartington Hall, Devon
In July 2021, Wendy was invited to the postponed Ways with Words Literary Festival at Dartington Hall in Devon to speak about her friendship and working relationship with the 100-year-old war veteran Captain Tom, who raised almost £40m for the ...
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Captain Sir Tom Moore's biographer and friend Wendy Holden discusses working with the national hero before he died
This exclusive interview with the brilliant Phil Williams on the award winning Times Radio aired on March 31. In it, Wendy and Phil talk about Tom's legacy work - Life Lessons - published April 2 to follow on from his bestselling autobiography ...
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Extract from The Sense of Paper, a novel of obsession by 'Taylor Holden'
In this acclaimed first novel by author and former journalist Wendy Holden, Charlie, a war correspondent turned author who is haunted by her worst journalistic experiences, turns to the history of paper and the materials of JMW Turner to distra...
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