It's Christmas 1962 and a Baby Arrives...

Niall Williams is the author of nine novels, including History of the Rain, which was longlisted for the Booker Prize; Four Letters of Love, which was made into a major motion picture; This Is Happiness, which was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards Book of the Year; and most recently, Time of the Child. 

Kate Evans has a PhD in history and too many books – she regrets neither. She has worked in publishing, universities, TV and radio, and joined Radio National in 1997. In recent years she has specialised in interviews with authors on Books and Arts, Books Plus and The Bookshelf, which she co-hosts with Cassie McCullagh.