Antonia Quirke

Antonia Quirke

Antonia Quirke is an author and journalist. Her novel Madame Depardieu and the Beautiful Strangers was published in 2007. She writes a column on radio for the New Statesman and also writes for the Sunday Times.

Articles by Antonia Quirke

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Your World: Iconic Geometry (BBC World Service)

  • 05 September 2011

Scientists run rings round a baffled Cecil Balmond.

Michael Ball’s Sunday Brunch (Radio 2)

  • 29 August 2011

Michael Ball bends the knee like a medieval courtier.

The Diary of Samuel Pepys (Radio 4)

  • 22 August 2011
  • 1 comment

A messy execution ruins Pepys’s afternoon, writes Antonia Quirke.

The Reunion (Radio 4)

  • 15 August 2011

Sue MacGregor knows how to get the best out of her guests.

The Queen of Soul: the Legend of Aretha Franklin (Radio 2)

  • 08 August 2011

Aretha deserves a better tribute than this, writes Antonia Quirke

Balearic beats

  • 25 July 2011

Trevor Nelson rocks like it's the end of the world.

Summer waves

  • 18 July 2011

It's July, so all the usual presenters are taking it easy, writes Antonia Quirke.

Presenter absenter

  • 11 July 2011

A masterclass in the art of documentary-making.

The Reith Lectures: Securing Freedom (Radio 4)

  • 04 July 2011

How Aung San Suu Kyi draws lessons from the Gulag.

Summer Over England (Radio 3)

  • 27 June 2011

There was a time when all voices tended towards RP.

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next
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