{"podcast":{"title":"Bookshelfie: Women’s Prize Podcast","slug":"bookshelfie-women-s-prize-podcast-427662","podcast_index_feed_id":427662,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5086917.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5086917","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/41484191.jpg","author":"Women’s Prize Podcast/ Bird Lime Media","episode_count":167,"summary":"The podcast that asks women with lives as inspiring as any fiction, to share the five books by women that have shaped them. Join Vick Hope, multi-award winning TV and BBC Radio 1 presenter, author and journalist, and her inspirational guests as they celebrate the best books written by women, sharing their creativity, voices, and perspectives. The Women’s Prize for Fiction is the biggest celebration of women's creativity in the world and has been running for over 30 years. Sit back and enjoy.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bookshelfie-women-s-prize-podcast-427662"},"episode":{"title":"S8 Ep15: Bookshelfie: Nikki Amuka-Bird","slug":"s8-ep15-bookshelfie-nikki-amuka-bird","published_at":"2025-10-21T03:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bookshelfie-women-s-prize-podcast-427662/s8-ep15-bookshelfie-nikki-amuka-bird","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bookshelfie-women-s-prize-podcast-427662","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8792037","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8792037.mp3?modified=1760604006&sid=5086917&source=rss","summary":"Actor Nikki Amuka-Bird discusses her awe for Zadie Smith, the need for humour in books about difficult conversations and her relationship with playing “mean” characters. Nikki is an actor whose career spans across film, television, and stage. She was born in Nigeria and grew up in Antigua before moving to the UK to attend boarding school. She studied at LAMDA – the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art – and quickly fell in love with the craft, before beginning what would become a stellar stage career with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Nikki has starred in a number of critically acclaimed roles in both British and international productions. She is perhaps best known for her work in television, with standout performances in Luther & the adaptation of Zadie Smith’s NW, which earned her a BAFTA nomination. Nikki also appeared in the BBC adaptation of Small Island by Andrea Levy, winner of the 2004 Women’s Prize for Fiction, and most recently as the lead in UKTV’s I, Jack Wright . Her impressive filmography spans a wide array of roles, from starring alongside Rachel Weisz in Denial , to working with director and producer M. Night Shyamalan in Knock at the Cabin . Nikki’s book choices are: ** The Colour Purple by Alice Walker ** A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson ** The Secret History by Donna Tart ** Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid ** Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Vick Hope, multi-award winning TV and BBC Radio 1 presenter, author and journalist, is the host of season eight of the Women’s Prize’s BookshelfiePodcast. Every week, Vick will be joined by another inspirational woman to discuss the work of incredible female authors. The Women’s Prize for Fiction is the biggest celebration of women's creativity in the world and has been running f…","meta_description":"Actor Nikki Amuka-Bird discusses her awe for Zadie Smith, the need for humour in books about difficult conversations and her relationship with playing “me…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2958,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bookshelfie-women-s-prize-podcast-427662/episodes/s8-ep15-bookshelfie-nikki-amuka-bird/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bookshelfie-women-s-prize-podcast-427662/s8-ep15-bookshelfie-nikki-amuka-bird.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}