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Gibraltar Literary Festival 2019 - Exploring Tangier with Richard Hamilton (Episode 27)

Gibraltar Literary Festival 2019 - Exploring Tangier with Richard Hamilton (Episode 27)

In this, the final episode from the Gibraltar International Literary Festival 2019, I speak to Richard Hamilton. The author of two books about Morocco and former BBC North Africa Correspondent, Richard tells me of his affection for Tangier as well as the frustrations he experienced while researching his latest book: Tangier From the Romans to the Rolling Stones.

Gibraltar Literary Festival 2019 - Visiting Writers (Episode 26)

Gibraltar Literary Festival 2019 - Visiting Writers (Episode 26)

Female empowerment, the life of John Buchan, the history and habits of our furry neighbours - the Barbary Macaques and a thriller set in Gibraltar all feature in part two of my look at the Gibraltar International Literary Festival this year. This week it’s the turn of some of the visiting writers who came to the festival to showcase their work.

Gibraltar International Literary Festival 2019 - Gibraltar Writers (Episode 25)

Gibraltar International Literary Festival 2019 - Gibraltar Writers (Episode 25)

Each year, in November, Gibraltar becomes a hive of activity and intellectual discourse as the Literary Festival rolls into town. In this episode I speak to some of the local writers who presented their work at this year’s festival.