David Goldblatt, Gillian McCain and Matt Potter

Chapter 1

Introduction

Henry Rees-Sheridan joins Robert Bound and Tom Edwards to look back at the past seven days, and forecast what might transpire in the week ahead.

Chapter 2

David Goldblatt

This week marked one month to go until the opening of the Olympic Games in Rio. David Goldblatt’s new book is ‘The Games: A Global History of the Olympics’; he joins the Weekly team to prime us for what we should all be looking forward to.

Chapter 3

Gillian McCain

With co-author Legs McNeil, Gillian McCain wrote one of the essential music books of the past two decades in the form of ‘Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk’. She visits to discuss the book’s 20th anniversary and its lasting appeal.

Chapter 4

Matt Potter

Following the UK’s political implosion over the past fortnight and the spate of high-profile resignations that have followed – including the country’s prime minister – we welcome back Matt Potter. Matt’s book, ‘The Last Goodbye: A History of the World in Resignation Letters’, collects some of the best and most notorious sign-offs from years gone by.