- 206
- Episodes
- 25
- Transcribed
- 68
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
About The Waterstones Podcast
Going beyond the book with a wide range of authors to discover the story behind the books we love.
- Publisher
- Waterstones
- Category
- arts
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 12 Jul 2019
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
25 of 206 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Edmund Richardson - Baillie Gifford Prize-winner 2026
27 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Kyle MacLachlan
20 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Judi Dench: an encore!
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Edmund Richardson - Baillie Gifford Prize-winner 2026
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And the Ptolemies move their new capital to Alexandria, and one of the great things that they do is build up the library. and they are ruthless. They are the most ruthless book collectors in history. They will stop at nothing to get not just a copy of a book, but the most authoritative copy. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on The Waterstones Podcast
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- Edmund Richardson
- Kyle MacLachlan
- Judi Dench
- Brendan O'Hea
- Elif Shafak
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 41 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 27 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 92
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 95
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