Wendy Holden's Podcast

At an excellent literary festival in Tring, Herts, author Wendy Holden talks about what led her to this particular story, who it was inspired by, and a whole lot more. At almost an hour long this recording is a real insight into the mind and process of a bestselling historian. I write books. Lots of books. I tell people's stories. And sometimes, I tell my own... www.wendyholden.com

A fascinating and timely interview from 10 years ago to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII and the liberation of tens of thousands of Holocaust survivors. Next week, on the 80th anniversary, Wendy Holden, Mark Olsky, plus the two other miracles babies Hana Moran and Eva Clarke will, with Paul Kosiek, revisit Mauthausen concentration camp and remember those who didn't make it. I write books. Lots of books. I tell people's stories. And sometimes, I tell my own... www.wendyholde...

Bestselling author and historian Wendy Holden explains what led her to write a novel inspired by the incredible true story of Fredy Hirsch, a young man who persuaded the Nazis to allow him to set up a Children's Block in the shadow of Auschwitz's hungry chimneys. Young, gay, German and Jewish, Fredy set aside his own needs and risked his life every day to offer thousands of children guidance, protection, and love. Inside those sacred four walls, decorated with characters from Walt Disney's Sn...

In July 2021, Wendy was invited to the postponed Ways with Words Literary Festival at Dartington Hall in Devon to speak about her friendship and working relationship with the 100-year-old war veteran Captain Tom, who raised almost £40m for the NHS during the pandemic lockdown. This is the 50-minute audio recording of the video of that event, minus the first few minutes due to a technical fault. We hope you like it. I write books. Lots of books. I tell people's stories. And sometimes, I ...

This exclusive interview with the brilliant Phil Williams on the award winning Times Radio aired on March 31. In it, Wendy and Phil talk about Tom's legacy work - Life Lessons - published April 2 to follow on from his bestselling autobiography Tomorrow Will Be A Good Day. Tom sadly died of Covid two months earlier on February 2, aged 100. Life Lessons, written in his own words before he died, is his parting gift to the world. I write books. Lots of books. I tell people's stories. And so...