Working-Class Podcast: Wuthering Heights

Claire Malcolm, Richard Benson & Ali Naushahi From Haworth to Hollywood, Wuthering Heights has captivated generations. But what happens when we view Emily Brontë’s iconic novel through a working-class lens? Join podcast hosts - Richard Benson, author of The Farm and The Valley and Claire Malcolm, CEO of New Writing North – with their special guest, the director and writer Ali Naushahi for a live edition of The Working-Class Library podcast. Ali works across drama, documentary and docu-drama, with credits including ITV’s Emmerdale and the BBC’s acclaimed Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius. Her work often explores themes of justice, identity and emotional truth, bringing a distinctive screen perspective to the conversation. Ali’s storytelling often explores themes of justice, identity, and emotional truth, with credits across BBC, ITV, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Channel 5, Discovery ID, and BritBox. Together they’ll explore how class, power and belonging shape the way we read Brontë’s story – from its Yorkshire roots to its latest screen adaptation – and consider who gets to tell the stories that define us. The Working-Class Library is a podcast from The Bee, New Writing North’s magazine championing working-class writers and bold new perspectives.