Simon will talk to the Royal Society of Literature on Thursday 9th July at 7:30pm on the Complicité Facebook page.
When Flight KA29 is hijacked during its seven-hour journey from Dubai to London, corporate negotiator Sam Nelson tries to use his professional skills to save everyone on board. Watch the whole series on Apple TV on Wednesday 28th June!
Georgi Markov's assassination sent shockwaves around the globe in 1978 and his death was the first instance of Soviet pugilism on British soil. But even more famous than his name, was the infamous weapon of execution - the poison tip umbrella. Listen now on BBC Sounds!