Barbara Vine, otherwise known as Ruth Rendell, meets James Naughtie and a small audience at a Readers' Day in Scunthorpe to talk about her haunting novel A Dark Adapted Eye.

With Matthew Bannister. Obituary series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have recently died. 14/10/2011

George Baker, who starred as Chief Inspector Wexford in The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, has died aged 80. His daughter Ellie Baker looks back at his life.

George Baker, who starred as Chief Inspector Wexford in The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, has died aged 80. His daughter Ellie Baker looks back at his life.

RT @RickKleffel: New podcast of my interview with Baroness Ruth Rendell

Crime writer Dreda Say Mitchell talks to Ruth Rendell about "Vault", her 23rd Inspector Wexford novel.

RT @Talking_Books: Updated the author interview pages - - Sarah Waters, Andrea Levy, Tony Hawks, Ruth Rendell, Fred ...

Ruth Rendell discusses with author Francoise Barret-Ducrocq the themes explored in her book 'Love in the Time of Victoria: Sexuality, Class and Gender in Nineteenth-Century London' (Verso, 1991), translated from French by John Howe.

Leading actors, writers and directors - including Reginald Perrin creator David Nobbs and playwright Tim Fountain - are working with production company Made in Manchester to develop a new range of audio dramas that can be downloaded online in order to bypass the “closed shop” of the radio commissioning process.

Midsummer Nights is a specially-commissioned collection of comedies, tragedies and tales of love inspired by operas and published to commemorate Glyndebourne Festival's 75th birthday. Written for lovers of fiction and opera alike, the collection is edited by Jeanette Winterson and includes stories by Andrew O'Hagan, Antonia Fraser, Joanna Trollope, Ruth Rendell, Jackie Kay and Sebastian Barry.

A visit to the Handel House Museum at 25 Brook Street in London's Mayfair. The 250th anniversary of Handel's death is being marked by a new exhibition - Handel Reveal'd, offering new insights into the composer's character and personal life. John Wilson paid a visit with conductor Christopher Hogwood CBE and crime writer and Handel fan, Ruth Rendell.

'Did you feel that Jessica Fletcher on Murder She Wrote was you?'

Series of short stories from crime writer Ruth Rendell

In this interview Ruth Rendell told Nicola Barranger that NOT being a writer was never an option for her.

Drama Trails: A ten part ITV3 documentary series which explores connections between the nation’s favourite TV dramas. In Episode ten Baroness Ruth Rendell takes George Baker on a guided tour of the House of Lords.

Crime Queen Ruth Rendell was at Hay to talk about her latest book The Water's Lovely. Still complex and tightly plotted, but Phil sees a development from her earlier novels..

The crime writer Ruth Rendell introduced us to her most famous character Chief Inspector Wexford back in 1964. She has won literally dozens of awards and nominations for her nearly 70 books.

Anthony Minghella's award winning radio play, first broadcast nearly twenty years ago, repeated as a tribute to the author who died recently. With Christopher Ravenscroft as Sample.

When she responded to RNIB’s invitation to be interviewed Ms. Rendell suggested a meeting in The Palace of Westminster where she takes her seat every day in the House of Lords as Baroness Rendell of Babergh.

James Griffin talks to renown author Ruth Rendell. 10:10pm Thursday, 03 May 2007

Ruth Rendell talks to John Mullan about The Keys to the Street, the importance of place and the difference between detective stories and more uneasy thrillers.

Murderous crime thrillers dramatised by Yvonne Antrobus.

Peggy Reynolds explores how writers (including Ruth Rendell) have been inspired by incidents of strange weather.

George Baker on Radio 4. December 2005 (real audio clip).

wexford theme

real audio interview 2004

real audio interview 2004

The Aeneid

Real Audio Interview: 26 December, 2004.