ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv ɡˈɛst ˈɛdɪɾɚz fˈɑːloʊd—dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ʃˈɜːts, tʃˈɑːɹlz bˈɔɪl, bˈɜːnɚdˌiːn ɪvɑːɹɹˈɪstoʊ, mˈɑːnɪzə ˈælvi, ˈɛstɚ mˈɔːɹɡən ænd pˈætɹɪk mə ɡˈɪnɪs—ʌntˈɪl sˈʌmɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn, wˌɛn mˈɔːɹɪs ɹɪˈoːɹdən ɐsˈuːmd ðɪ ˈɛdɪɾɚʃˌɪp fɚðə nˈɛkst fˈoːɹ jˈɪɹz.
A series of guest editors followed—George Szirtes, Charles Boyle, Bernardine Evaristo, Moniza Alvi, Esther Morgan and Patrick McGuinness—until Summer 2013, when Maurice Riordan assumed the editorship for the next four years.