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The Cottage
Cynan Jones unpeels the lives of an ancient Welsh cottage. When he first saw the ruined cottage, as an eleven-year-old,…
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Susan Barker – Life-changing Literature
In the supermarket, in the video rental store, in McDonalds, schoolchildren would call out my name and say hello. It…
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Jonathan Tulloch
In his audio diary, Jonathan Tulloch introduces us to ailing wasps, sausage rolls and St Peter the tobacconist. Jonathan Tulloch…
Simon Rae – Letter To My Younger Self
It is easy to see why, when you get bored of your thesis, you allow yourself to be distracted by…
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Shelf Life
Nick Holdstock, writer and professional destroyer of books, makes his confession. Where do books go to die? Writer and bibliophile…
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Gabriel Gbadamosi – Letter To My Younger Self
You had to remain anonymous and invisible as a condition of being able to get on with your life. As…
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Annette Kobak
Annette Kobak speaks with Carol Angier about Isabelle Eberhardt and writing her own father’s difficult life. Annette Kobak speaks with…
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Caroline Sanderson – Why I Write
I’ve rarely considered myself someone who writes due to a deep visceral compulsion. I’ve always been in awe of fellow…
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If You Catch One And Eat Her Tail
Travel writer Horatio Clare goes in search of wonders and finds a ‘furiously defiant faith’. As a travel writer, Horatio…
Mary Colson – How I Write
Sometimes it starts with the washing up, followed by hoovering the stairs; yes, even the risers. At others, even the…
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Helena Attlee, part 1
Helena Attlee speaks with George Miller about garden writing and Italian passions. Helena Attlee tells George Miller about her unconventional…
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Babs Horton – Life-changing Literature
She declared Thomas a filthy-mouthed heathen, a drunk and a womaniser to boot, and my cherished copy of Under Milk…