On this edition of the podcast, Ian Collins is interviewed about his book Blythe Spirit: The remarkable life of Ronald Blythe.

Ronald Blythe, who died, aged 100, in January last year was best known for his 1969 account of village life, Akenfield, and to Church Times readers as the author of the weekly “Word from Wormingford” column, which ran for 24 years from 1993. Collins was a close friend of Blythe's for more than three decades.

Interview by the Revd Malcolm Doney, a writer, broadcaster, and Anglican priest, who lives in Suffolk.

Blythe Spirit is published by John Murray £25 (Church Times Bookshop £20). https://chbookshop.hymnsam.co.uk/books/9781399819060/blythe-spirit/?vc=CT229
Read a review by Paul Handley here: https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2024/29-november/books-arts/book-reviews/book-review-blythe-spirit-the-remarkable-life-of-ronald-blythe-by-ian-collins

Ian Collins will be speaking at the Church Times Festival of Faith and Literature, which takes place from 28 February to 2 March in Winchester. Find out more about the programme and buy tickets at https://faithandliterature.hymnsam.co.uk

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