Writer Brian Sibley tells the story behind Ian Fleming's book, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Chris, the first male MP to come out publicly, champions Forster's novel
Confederacy of Dunces to Absolute Beginners, Dan Saladino looks at food in cult fiction.
Sarah Dillon discovers how Jane Austen's last completed novel, Persuasion, was written.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss The Trial, by Franz Kafka.
Exploring the long journey to publication of EM Forster's gay love story, Maurice.
Kafka-inspired drama about a young man seeking advice from a series of self-help experts.
The Trial has just opened at London's Young Vic.
David Baddiel asks what kind of insect Gregor Samsa becomes in Kafka's The Metamorphosis.