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Former bomb maker and member of ISIS, Aimen Dean, talks about becoming a spy for the UK government and how he attempted to foil plots by the Taliban. He recounts his meetings with Osama Bin Laden and how he became a double agent. #NineLives, the story of Aimen's time inside Al-Qaeda and subsequent uncover work for M16, is out now.

Debut novelist Joseph Cassara discusses his new book, The House Of Impossible Beauties, with Joe Haddow. Set at Gay Is The Word Bookshop, the two discuss the politics of America, what it means to be a gay man in Trump's administration, how the Paris Is Burning documentary inspired him and why moving to California may mean he is distracted from writing a lot more.

Irish poet and author Caoilinn Hughes discusses her new novel, Orchid & the Wasp. She talks about the writing process, a previous novel that exists only in a library in New Zealand and about falling in and out of love with poetry.

Former BBC War Correspondent Martin Bell discusses fake news.