Writing
Desert Island Discs. Sybille Bedford. Audio, 45 minutes
Sue Lawley's castaway is novelist Sybille Bedford
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Spotlight. The Process of Editing. Audio, 4 minutes
The role an editor plays in whittling down a play when it is considered too long
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Spotlight. Bernard Kops. Audio, 4 minutes
Bernard Kops talks about the Holocaust poet Paul Celan and his own writing
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. John Julius Norwich. Audio, 40 minutes
Sue Lawley's castaway is historian and television personality John Julius Norwich
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Rose Tremain. Audio, 40 minutes
Sue Lawley's castaway is novelist Rose Tremain
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Iain Banks. Audio, 40 minutes
Sue Lawley's castaway is writer Iain Banks
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Spotlight. Alby James. Audio, 4 minutes
The scriptwriter Alby James discusses a story about a young Muslim Somali girl
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Terry Pratchett. Audio, 40 minutes
Sue Lawley's castaway is fantasy author Terry Pratchett
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Martin Amis. Audio, 40 minutes
Sue Lawley's castaway is writer Martin Amis
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Spotlight. Scottish Drama at the Edinburgh Festival. Audio, 4 minutes
Christopher Cook interviews an unspecified speaker about writing
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Hanif Kureishi. Audio, 40 minutes
Sue Lawley's castaway is novelist and playwright Hanif Kureishi
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Susan Hill. Audio, 40 minutes
Sue Lawley's castaway is novelist Susan Hill
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Umberto Eco. Audio, 40 minutes
Sue Lawley's castaway is writer Umberto Eco
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Elizabeth Jane Howard. Audio, 40 minutes
Sue Lawley's castaway is novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Spotlight. Future Past by Andrew Verster. Audio, 4 minutes
Andrew Verster discusses his new play and the unusual way in which he works.
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Richard Hoggart. Audio, 40 minutes
Sue Lawley's castaway is academic and writer Richard Hoggart
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Nigel Nicolson. Audio, 40 minutes
Sue Lawley's castaway is writer and publisher Nigel Nicolson
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Margaret Forster. Audio, 40 minutes
Sue Lawley's castaway is writer Margaret Forster
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Lynda La Plante. Audio, 40 minutes
Sue Lawley's castaway is a creator of many television series - Lynda La Plante
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Unavailable
The Late Show. Face to Face: Jeanette Winterson. Video, 40 minutes
The writer Jeanette Winterson talks openly to Jeremy Isaacs. (1994)
- AttributionBBC
- Available for over a year
Face to Face. Face to Face: Maya Angelou. Video, 37 minutes
Maya Angelou gives a frank account of her journey to becoming an author.
- AttributionBBC Two
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Garrison Keillor. Audio, 40 minutes
Sue Lawley's castaway is writer and broadcaster Garrison Keillor
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year