Writing

David Walliams talks to Michael Rosen about writing children's books.

Thoughts on writing fiction as you get older from the novelist Penelope Lively.

Novelist Penelope Lively gives her thoughts on writing fiction as one becomes older.

Writing back the years: thoughts on poetry after retirement by Douglas Dunn.

Poet Douglas Dunn reflects on writing poetry after retirement.

Writing age: thoughts on keeping going by Diana Hendry.

Poet Diana Hendry gives her thoughts on keeping going.

The novelist Paul Bailey discusses writing in his ninth decade.

Tracy Beaker author Jacqueline Wilson talks to Michael Rosen about her love of language.

Novelist Paul Bailey discusses writing in his ninth decade.

Poet Vicki Feaver gives her thoughts on writing as one becomes older.

Arundhati Roy, writer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Katherine Cooper on the work by British writers to save colleagues in Europe during WWII.

Marian Keyes, writer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Paul Garner chats to comedy writer and the man behind the words of Ant & Dec Andy Milligan

Paul Garner chats to comedy writer and the man behind the words of Ant & Dec Andy Milligan

Paul Garner chats to comedy writer and the man behind the words of Ant & Dec Andy Milligan

Sara Mohr-Pietsch investigates the artistic community of New Mexico.

Julian Barnes on his changing views about books and their authors, especially EM Forster.

Ali Smith, writer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.

Anna Derrig asks who has the right to tell someone else's story.

Sally Bayley traces the art of diary writing from Pepys to today's culture of blogging.