Writing
A Point of View. The Power of the Pen. Audio, 10 minutes
Sarah Dunant reflects on the demise of handwriting.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Heart and Soul. Marilynne Robinson on Fear. Audio, 27 minutes
Author Marilynne Robinson on the role fear plays in faith, politics, democracy, culture
- AttributionBBC World Service
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One to One. Mark Lawson talks to Rachel Cusk. Audio, 15 minutes
Mark Lawson talks to writer and author Rachel Cusk.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Incarnations: India in 50 Lives. Manto: The Unsentimentalist. Audio, 14 minutes
Exploring the life and work of India's master of the short story, Saadat Hasan Manto.
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One to One. Mark Lawson talks to Adam Mars-Jones. Audio, 15 minutes
Mark Lawson talks to author and critic Adam Mars-Jones about writing a memoir.
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Sunday Feature. Literary Pursuits, Charles Dickens: Great Expectations. Audio, 45 minutes
Sarah Dillon reveals a tale of money and passion behind Dickens's Great Expectations.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
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Desert Island Discs. Colm Toibin. Audio, 45 minutes
Colm Toibin, writer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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Miles Jupp and the Plot Device. Audio, 30 minutes
Miles Jupp investigates the Plot Device that spawned a million pulp fictions.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
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Profile. Michel Houellebecq. Audio, 13 minutes
Ed Stourton profiles Michel Houellebecq, the controversial novelist who loves to provoke.
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The Why Factor. Why Do We Need Diaries? Audio, 18 minutes
They hold our secrets, and preserve our memories, but why do we need diaries?
- AttributionBBC World Service
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The Achalasia Diaries. Audio, 30 minutes
Femi Martin finds fulfillment as a writer and performer as a result of a chronic illness.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
Cutting Up the Cut-Up. Audio, 30 minutes
Ken Hollings examines the artistic device to create new meaning from existing recordings.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Four Thought. Matt Haig. Audio, 15 minutes
The writer Matt Haig describes how words helped him live with depression.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Mrs Thatcher and The Writers. Audio, 30 minutes
Three Booker Prize winners give their view on Margaret Thatcher's influence on fiction.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Essay. Why I Write, Hay Festival: Gillian Clarke. Audio, 15 minutes
At the 2015 Hay Festival, Welsh poet laureate Gillian Clarke explains why she writes.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
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The Essay. Why I Write, Hay Festival: Frank Cottrell Boyce. Audio, 15 minutes
At the 2015 Hay Festival, novelist Frank Cottrell Boyce explains why he writes.
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The Essay. Why I Write, Hay Festival: Alex Clark. Audio, 15 minutes
Literary journalist and writer Alex Clark explains why she writes.
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The Essay. Why I Write, Hay Festival: Horatio Clare. Audio, 15 minutes
At the 2015 Hay Festival, author and journalist Horatio Clare explains why he writes.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
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The Essay. Why I Write, Hay Festival: Daniel Hahn. Audio, 15 minutes
Editor and translator Daniel Hahn explains why he writes.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Buchan Tradition. Audio, 28 minutes
Nick Rankin explores the literary legacy of the writer John Buchan.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Ursula Le Guin at 85. Audio, 30 minutes
Naomi Alderman talks to novelist Ursula Le Guin and hears from fans including Neil Gaiman.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Sunday Feature. Memoirs of the Spacewomen. Audio, 45 minutes
Matthew Sweet explores the science fiction futures of three neglected female writers.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Same Tune, Different Song. Audio, 30 minutes
Debbie Wiseman delves into the world of the song lyricist
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
