Miriam Margolyes is great at accents, Dan Brown’s got a secret, and Sir Tony Robinson is off to McDonald’s!

Update: 2025-09-12

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This week, sports presenter, author and all-round good egg Claire Balding dropped in to chat all about her debut novel Pastures New, which is out now.

Another debut novel for history buff Sir Tony Robinson - we geeked out a plenty and it turns out that his wife is partial to a Fillet Of Fish!

Harry Potter star and nailed-on national treasure Miriam Margolyes had us in fits as she flipped through the pages of The Little Book of Miriam, also out now.

And finally, brilliant bestseller Dan Brown joined us to tell us about his new book The Secret Of Secrets, which was released earlier in the week. Mysterious!

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Miriam Margolyes is great at accents, Dan Brown’s got a secret, and Sir Tony Robinson is off to McDonald’s!

#box-pro-ellipsis-17645260895673{-webkit-line-clamp:2;}Miriam Margolyes is great at accents, Dan Brown’s got a secret, and Sir Tony Robinson is off to McDonald’s!

Miriam Margolyes is great at accents, Dan Brown’s got a secret, and Sir Tony Robinson is off to McDonald’s!

Miriam Margolyes is great at accents, Dan Brown’s got a secret, and Sir Tony Robinson is off to McDonald’s!