Crime writing, fracking, to the moon and beyond (E246)

Murder mysteries are a very British phenomenon; from Miss Marple to Midsomer Murders, nothing packs them in or shifts the books off the shelf like a ‘who done it?’ Pearl Nolan is joining the genre now, she is a detective that is to Whitstable what Inspector Morse is to Oxford. The author behind this new addition to the genre is Julie Wassmer, she is now a regular on the festival circuit where she teaches others how to do ‘who done it’. So, we invited her into the studio to learn more.

Shakespeare told us: “There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in our philosophy”. And as the name of this show suggests, eyes have long been fixed on the heavens well before Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space. Gigantic advances in technology are now opening up space to human observation at a rate undreamt when Sputnik became the first satellite in space. Jane Green is a distinguished space expert as well as a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. She is also a writer, presenter and broadcaster who hopped aboard Sputnik to give us some fascinating facts about the moon and more.

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