Ranked #1
Rhetoric and Rhythm
Rhetoric and Rhythm
Hilary Mantel uses examples and a reading from her own novel Vacant Possession, to examine the use of rhetoric and rhyth... Read more
10 Nov 2008
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11mins
Ranked #2
Jane Rogers as Novelist
Jane Rogers as Novelist
Jane Rogers talks about her work as a novelist, and the methods of storytelling and voice she employs. She brings toget... Read more
10 Nov 2008
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15mins
Ranked #3
Approaches to Contemporary Fiction
Approaches to Contemporary Fiction
Jane Rogers talks about her work in terms of viewing herself as a contemporary novelist. She draws links to literary gr... Read more
10 Nov 2008
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6mins
Ranked #4
Liz Jensen, Development and Decisions
Liz Jensen, Development and Decisions
Author Liz Jensen talks about her novels and how they develop in terms of storyline, plot, character and voice, How she ... Read more
10 Nov 2008
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8mins
Ranked #5
Hilary Mantel on Film and Drama
Hilary Mantel on Film and Drama
Hilary Mantel talks about the importance and influence television and film have had on her development as a writer. The ... Read more
10 Nov 2008
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7mins
Ranked #6
Adaptation and Breakdowns
Adaptation and Breakdowns
Renowned writer David Edgar discusses his ideas on Aristotle’s unities, linking this to ways of adapting existing works.
10 Nov 2008
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9mins
Ranked #7
Poetry and Surrealism
Poetry and Surrealism
Ian McMillan talks about the importance and use of surrealism in his poetry.
10 Nov 2008
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11mins
Ranked #8
The Mass Observation Archive
The Mass Observation Archive
Dorothy Sheridan, director of the Mass Observation Archive at the University of Sussex, talks about the archive in term... Read more
10 Nov 2008
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8mins
Ranked #9
Jane Rogers on Adapting for Television
Jane Rogers on Adapting for Television
Novelist and playwright Jane Rogers talks about the transition of one of her novels, Mr. Wroe’s Virgins, into a four par... Read more
10 Nov 2008
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14mins
Ranked #10
Structure, Revision and Theme
Structure, Revision and Theme
Novelist Liz Jensen talks about narrative viewpoints, and their benefits and shortcomings in terms of storytelling.
10 Nov 2008
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10mins