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The Hatchards Podcast

The Hatchards Podcast

By: Ryan Edgington and Matt Hennessey
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 The Hatchards Podcast is a conversation show about books brought to you by England’s oldest bookshop. Featuring interviews with some of our favourite authors, bookish waffle, and the occasional glass of wine. Hosted by Ryan Edgington and Matt Hennessey.Hatchards Art Literary History & Criticism Social Sciences
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  • Julian Sancton on Neptune’s Fortune: Castro, Cousteau, and a Billion-Pound Treasure

    Julian Sancton on Neptune’s Fortune: Castro, Cousteau, and a Billion-Pound Treasure
    Feb 17 2026
    On this episode, we’re joined by Julian Sancton, the investigative journalist and author of Neptune’s Fortune, which brings us into the world of 20th-century treasure hunting and the search for a Spanish galleon containing over a billion pounds’ worth of gold and silver. At the center of this story is Roger Dooley, a larger-than-life Cuban American archaeologist who dedicated his life to finding it.


    Julian tells us how he gained access to this world of colourful characters, why stories of the sea continue to motivate his writing life, and how he shaped a story that combines adventure, geopolitics, and centuries of maritime history.


    Hosted by Ryan Edgington.
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    47 mins
  • Tom Sachs on Frank Gehry, Guillotines, and ‘The Tom Sachs Guide’

    Tom Sachs on Frank Gehry, Guillotines, and ‘The Tom Sachs Guide’
    Jan 27 2026
    On this episode, we’re joined by an art world institution –– the American sculptor, Tom Sachs.
    He joins us to discuss The Tom Sachs Guide, a visual retrospective of his work which aims to both contextualise and demystify his unique way of seeing the world, as well as the creative inspirations and working methods that drive his famous studio.
    What motivates Tom’s work, and indeed this conversation, is the idea of contradiction.
    By turning iconic brands into bricolage sculptures like ‘Prada Toilet’ or ‘Chanel Guillotine,’ he shows us how the aesthetic beauty of luxury objects can sit alongside their effects on consumer culture, without one idea essentially neutralising the other. It’s a refreshing perspective in today’s world of increased polarisation, and one that makes Tom a uniquely compelling guest.
    His enormous body of work, which includes everything from sought-after Nike trainers to a full-scale replica of an Apollo spacecraft, has attracted both significant praise and some controversy throughout his near-40-year career.
    Hosted by Ryan Edgington.
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    38 mins
  • Maggie O’Farrell on Adapting ‘Hamnet’ for the Big Screen

    Maggie O’Farrell on Adapting ‘Hamnet’ for the Big Screen
    Jan 6 2026
    On this episode, we’re joined by the novelist Maggie O’Farrell to discuss the new film adaptation of her 2020 novel Hamnet, which she co-wrote with the film’s Oscar-winning director, Chloé Zhao.

    Maggie speaks with us about what it means to see a book reimagined for the screen without losing any of its tactility or emotional power, and how the collaborative process expanded rather than narrowed her understanding of the original work. For her, this was not a matter of surrendering her novel to the big screen, but of discovering new ways to open out a story she thought she was finished with.

    We also discuss the film’s extraordinary ensemble cast, including Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn, and Jacobi Jupe; how the film’s director created a visual language to frame the historical experience as something rooted in the present tense; and Maggie’s reflections on the strange prescience of this plague story being originally released in March 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Hosted by Ryan Edgington.
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    29 mins
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