Writing

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
This Cultural Life. Neil Jordan. Audio, 44 minutes
Oscar-winning film-maker and novelist Neil Jordan on his creative influences.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Bookshop writing club to expand as demand grows
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Sussex
Posted
5 June 2024
In the Studio. Andy Riley. Audio, 27 minutes
Andy Riley, Emmy-winning scriptwriter and a million-selling author and cartoonist
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
1958: Monitor - PG Wodehouse. Video, 00:07:24
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BBC
Posted
30 May 2024
1958: Monitor - Aldous Huxley. Video, 00:11:31
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BBC
Posted
30 May 2024
This Cultural Life. Zadie Smith. Audio, 44 minutes
Writer Zadie Smith reveals her formative cultural experiences and influences.
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BBC Radio 4
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'Neuroqueer' author purges memories through writing
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Wales
Posted
25 May 2024
1958: EM Forster - Monitor. Video, 00:06:33
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BBC
Posted
22 May 2024
2000: Newsnight - Margaret Atwood. Video, 00:10:04
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BBC
Posted
20 May 2024
The Interview. Gillian Slovo: Has her writing exorcised demons? Audio, 23 minutes
Stephen Sackur speaks to Gillian Slovo, an author with an extraordinary backstory
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
British-Ghanaian writer wins Dylan Thomas Prize
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Wales
Posted
16 May 2024
Children's author wins top British Book Award
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Culture
Posted
14 May 2024
2007: The Culture Show - David Mitchell. Video, 00:06:36
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BBC
Posted
13 May 2024
This Cultural Life. Anne Enright. Audio, 43 minutes
Irish novelist Anne Enright reveals her creative influences.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
2008: Zoe Heller on the challenge of belief. Audio, 00:10:19
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BBC
Posted
7 May 2024
Shardlake series author CJ Sansom dies age 71
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BBC
Posted
29 April 2024
1982: Roald Dahl's Writing Routine. Video, 00:11:42
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BBC
Posted
24 April 2024
The comics legend lurking in a British basement
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Wear
Posted
7 April 2024
Private Passions. David Mitchell. Audio, 52 minutes
Michael Berkeley's guest is the writer David Mitchell.
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BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Croydon author, 11, donates profits to charity
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London
Posted
6 April 2024
Arts & Ideas. Free speech, censorship and modern China. Audio, 45 minutes
The writings of Chinese women, from Ding Ling to coming of age in the 1990s
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BBC Radio 4
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Young Again. 12. Philip Pullman. Audio, 50 minutes
Author Philip Pullman and the advice he would give his younger self.
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BBC Radio 4
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