James Naughtie

We are thrilled to welcome one of the most treasured BBC broadcasters, James Naughtie, back to Greenside Church this March. This time round James will be talking all things The Spy Across the Water, the third instalment in his brilliant spy series, woven around three brothers bound together forever through espionage.

We live with our history, but it can kill us.

Faces from the past appear from nowhere at a family funeral, and Will Flemyng, spy-turned-ambassador, is drawn into twin mysteries that threaten everything he holds dear. From Washington, he's pitched back into the Troubles in Northern Ireland and an explosive secret hidden deep in the most dangerous but fulfilling friendship he has known. And while he confronts shadowy adversaries in American streets, and looks for solace at home in the Scottish Highlands, he discovers that his government's most precious Cold War agent is in mortal danger and needs his help to survive.

In an electric story of courage and betrayal, Flemyng learns the truth that his life has left him a man with many friends, but still alone.

James Naughtie is a special correspondent for BBC News, for which he has reported from around the world. He presented the Today Programme on BBC Radio 4 for 21 years and is an award-winning journalist. This his third novel; his most recent work of non-fiction is an account of five decades of travel and work in the United States - On the Road: American Adventures from Nixon to Trump.