Writing
The Why Factor. Poetry. Audio, 18 minutes
Why do we read, or write poetry, as opposed to prose?
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One to One. Victoria Derbyshire talks to Fraser Harrison. Audio, 15 minutes
Victoria Derbyshire talks to fellow diarist Fraser Harrison about why he keeps a diary.
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One to One. Victoria Derbyshire meets Alastair Campbell. Audio, 15 minutes
Victoria Derbyshire talks to fellow diarist Alastair Campbell about why he keeps a diary.
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The Poet Librettists. Audio, 30 minutes
Michael Symmons Roberts explores why so many poets choose to become opera librettists.
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Sunday Feature. Dennis Potter - With Aggressive Affection. Audio, 45 minutes
Matthew Sweet reassseses the life, work and legacy of playwright Dennis Potter.
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One to One. Rachel Johnson meets Michael Frayn. Audio, 15 minutes
Rachel Johnson talks to author Michael Frayn about the struggles of writing fiction.
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One to One. Rachel Johnson meets AL Kennedy. Audio, 15 minutes
Rachel Johnson talks to writer AL Kennedy about the struggles of writing fiction.
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Letting Go. Audio, 30 minutes
Paul Allen meets authors to discuss releasing their best-loved characters.
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The Art of Home. Audio, 30 minutes
Author Rosie Dastgir explores how home and roots shape an artist's work and creativity.
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Europe's Troublemakers. Italy: Wu Ming. Audio, 15 minutes
Lucy Ash explores the art and activism of Wu Ming, an Italian writers' collective.
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Desert Island Discs. Zadie Smith. Audio, 44 minutes
Kirsty Young talks to novelist and critic Zadie Smith.
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Desert Island Discs. Val McDermid. Audio, 43 minutes
Crime writer Val McDermid is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
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Sunday Feature. Jan Morris - Travels Round My House. Audio, 45 minutes
Jan Morris, who first reported the conquest of Everest, looks back on her adventures.
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The Man Who Made Scotland. Audio, 28 minutes
James Naughtie thinks now is a timely moment for a reappraisal of Sir Walter Scott.
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Desert Island Discs. David Almond. Audio, 43 minutes
Kirsty Young talks to children's author David Almond, creator of the award-winning Skellig
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The World Cup for Writers. Audio, 30 minutes
Joe Dunthorne's England Writers Football Team plays against the Scotland Writers Team.
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One to One. Olivia O'Leary meets John Banville. Audio, 15 minutes
Olivia O'Leary speaks to Booker Prize-winning author John Banville.
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Twenty Minutes. Ronald Blythe in Conversation. Audio, 20 minutes
Writer Ronald Blythe talks to Mark Cocker about his career and times.
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Sunday Feature. Way off the Beaten Track. Audio, 45 minutes
Stephen Smith asks if it matters if travel writing is unreliable.
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Was Dracula Irish? Audio, 28 minutes
Irish novelist Patrick McCabe explores the Irish influences on Bram Stoker's Dracula.
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One to One. 02/10/2012. Audio, 15 minutes
Sarfraz Manzoor speaks to Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of 'misery memoir' Prozac Nation.
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