Writing

This Cultural Life. Margaret Drabble. Audio, 43 minutes
Writer and critic Dame Margaret Drabble reveals the formative influences on her career.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Gruffalo illustrator's postcard for handwriting club
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Dorset
Posted
1 October 2024
Headliners with Nihal Arthanayake. Candice Brathwaite. Audio, 45 minutes
Best-selling author Candice Brathwaite joins Nihal for an in-depth interview.
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BBC Radio 5 Live
Available for over a year
1959: William Golding on how he writes a novel. Video, 00:05:32
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BBC
Posted
17 September 2024
How a name from cathedral's past inspired novel
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England
Posted
15 September 2024
First city book festival to be held next month
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Norfolk
Posted
11 September 2024
The dark side of children's author Roald Dahl. Video, 00:01:36
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BBC
Posted
29 August 2024
Gruffalo's Child to go on limited edition 50p coin
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Business
Posted
28 August 2024
'It was hard for my children to lose two siblings'
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Wiltshire
Posted
25 August 2024
Meera Syal to read CBeebies bedtime story
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Wolverhampton
Posted
9 August 2024
CrowdScience. Why is my handwriting so messy? Audio, 30 minutes
Alex Lathbridge explores the genetics, culture and neuroscience of handwriting
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Billie Eilish to read CBeebies bedtime story
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Culture
Posted
15 July 2024
UK Children's Laureate: Who is Frank Cottrell-Boyce?
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Newsround
Posted
2 July 2024
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2002: Philip Pullman on agnosticism and Neighbours. Video, 00:04:40
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BBC
Posted
27 June 2024
Ramblings. Blowy Bamburgh Beach with David Almond. Audio, 24 minutes
David Almond marks 25 years of his extraordinary book, Skellig, in his favourite landscape
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
1959: Monitor - Christopher Isherwood. Video, 00:10:59
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BBC
Posted
26 June 2024
2006: Front Row - Monica Ali. Audio, 00:07:48
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BBC
Posted
25 June 2024
Writer puts disabled children centre stage
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Tees
Posted
23 June 2024
This Cultural Life. Salman Rushdie. Audio, 43 minutes
Sir Salman Rushdie on his formative creative influences and experiences.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
1986: Douglas Adams on Wogan. Video, 00:08:27
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BBC
Posted
18 June 2024
2003: Yann Martel - Cover Stories. Audio, 00:14:50
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BBC
Posted
17 June 2024
Three plays that got new endings
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BBC Bitesize
Posted
12 June 2024
Drama on 4. Franz and Felice. Audio, 44 minutes
Drama following the twists and turns of Franz Kafka's relationship with Felice Bauer.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
The Interview. Juan Gabriel Vásquez: Writing Colombia's national story. Audio, 23 minutes
Stephen Sackur interviews the acclaimed Colombian author and journalist
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year