Helen McGinn, Knackered Mother to many of her fans, is a wine writer, taster and TV presenter, best known for her appearances on the BBC’s Saturday Kitchen. She also a very talented novelist, who’s just published her second piece of fiction, In Just One Day. Listen to us talk about where to find the best value wines, the most embarrassing things that have happened to her on screen and how a family tragedy helped to inspire the plot of her new novel.

To read more about Helen, have a look at her website. You can also follow her on Instagram @knackeredmother.

Don’t forget, Cork Talk is now available on Spotify as well as on my website. You can listen to this week’s episode, plus my back catalogue of interviews with some of the wine world’s most extraordinary figures.