Planet Of Sound: In Conversation featuring special guest Clare Whitfield, award winning author of 3 novels to date, she won the Goldsboro Glass Bell 2021 Award for her debut. Clare is the most recent judge of the Working Class Writers prize for emerging writers, run by Bloomsbury Publishing. Clare talks about her own career as a writer, we discuss the prize, the opportunities it offers, and the broader arts and literary industries.

Planet Of Sound: In Conversation originates from the Planet Of Sound radio show, and features a special guest each episode; topics include music, culture, literature and the arts with guest artists, musicians, writers, producers and creatives of multiple disciplines across assorted themes. Guests include David M Allen who has produced more albums by The Cure than anyone else, including landmark album Disintegration. Music artists Annika Henderson AKA Anika and Penelope Trappes, award winning author Clare Whitfield, debut novelist Ania Card and Mark Davyd, CEO of the UK's Music Venue Trust on a mission to protect grassroots venues, the breeding ground of your favourite bands of all time and tomorrow's big acts.

Planet Of Sound was originally the name of a music ‘zine Duncan ran and where his journey began, now returning in audio form. Planet Of Sound re-emerged in 2025 as a two hour music and culture radio show featuring a guest in conversation, Planet of Sound: In Conversation is now a podcast focussed solely on the chat, featuring a unique special guest each episode.

Presented and brought to you by Duncan Robert, writer, producer, musician, creative and former A&R at major and indie record labels including EMI Records. He's previously performed as Architects Of Grace.

Planet Of Sound. Here to entertain and enlighten. Thanks for listening

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