Big news! Alexander is to guest on BBC Radio 4’s Take Four Books this weekend, talking about his latest (and already much loved) stand-alone novel The Private Side of Friendship and with reference of course to No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. Previous guests on the programme include Karl Ove Knausgaard, Katherine Rundell, Chris Kraus, Philippa Gregory, […]

Movieweb has charted the HBO/BBC film of The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency at number 2 in their Top 13 Lesser Known HBO Series That Are Worth Revisiting: ‘Step into the colourful world of Botswana with The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. Based on Alexander McCall Smith’s bestselling series of novels, this delightful show follows the adventures […]

A much anticipated interview with Alexander McCall Smith was aired on BBC’s The One Show this evening. You can watch it here  (towards the end of the programme, starting at 23mins in). It is short but a real treat! Alexander met with the quite wonderful and hugely respected broadcaster Angela Rippon in the autumn of […]

Seasonal treats not to be missed – Alexander McCall Smith’s Christmas story was published in the ‘i’ on 26 December. Take a moment to enjoy by clicking on this link. He also had one of the top Christmas Day slots for his short story on BBC Radio 4 (and three other slots in Christmas week). […]

Alexander McCall Smith, or Sandy to his friends and readers, has achieved many things this year but top of the list has to be the Christmas Day slot on BBC Radio 4 for one of his delightful short stories. And that is just one of four of his stories that will be available to listeners […]

A BBC Radio 3 Christmas treat for Alexander McCall Smith fans everywhere – Tune into BBC Radio 3 on Tuesday 17th December at 2pm. The best-selling author reads selections from his work, in a special concert of readings and appropriate music, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra with conductor David Parry. This is an extended broadcast […]

The fifth series of 44 Scotland Street, written and dramatised by Alexander McCall Smith, airs on BBC Radio 4 every day this week. Catch it at 10.45am every morning or listen to the omnibus at 1.00pm on Saturday.

In a week long celebration of Christmas, Alexander offers readers and listeners a Christmas treat to cherish. Alexander has written five original Christmas short stories for the BBC, to be broadcast from 19-23 December, 2016. Listen live at 10.45pm (UK) each night on BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime  or catch up online on BBC Radio […]