The Author Archive Podcast

About The Author Archive Podcast

Authors talking to David Freeman about their books. Most of the conversations are from David’s personal archive that have been collected over the past 40 years.

Publisher

David Freeman

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Jul 2022

Latest episode

18 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

156 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Oct 2026

   Patrick Nally : Game Changer - how sport became a global empire.

   Before Patrick Nally created and sold sponsorship packages for FIFA and the Olympic Games, sport had no money. Patrick was in at the beginning creating the money monster that sport has become. He was even responsible for giving the world Sepp Blatter. Was that a good idea? Should Gianni Infantino have a million pound plus salary? In the early days were payments paid in brown envelopes in car parks? It's a jaw dropping story!

2. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Castles : A Fortified History of the World

   This splendid book tells the stories behind the buildings. It starts 3,000 years ago in Troy and finishes with what castles have become in the nuclear age. It's not just buildings, it's walls and people. Dan even puts the bombastic projects of Donald Trump in an historical perspective. This might not make you feel better but it does provide context. Vanity expressed in big extravagant buildings is not new! Castles by Dan Jones is an entertaining page turner full of insights and fascinating facts.

3. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Sir Ranulph Fiennes - The Secret Hunters

   Sir Ranulph Fiennes is still in the news. Where he is still unknown but he is often referred as a national treaure. Sir Ranulph Fiennes met David Freeman when his book 'The Secret Hunters' was published in 2001. The book tells the story of a diary that was found in a shelter in Antarctica in 1997. This opens the door to a world of deprivation, war, survival and revenge. It's a gripping page-turning read, but is it fiction?

Who has been a guest on The Author Archive Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Robert Winder
• Julian Hoffman
• Alan Sillitoe
• Simon Schama
• David Freeman

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

53

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

76

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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