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Armistead Maupin is bringing his cult ‘Tales of the City’ series to a close with ‘The Last Days of Anna Madrigal’. Armistead explains how he approaches modern slang and delves into the difficulties of tying up loose ends when finishing a series.

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Andrew Muir has written his first play for radio as part of our series of short plays on the theme of ‘Love and Hate.’, produced with the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Writers Room. ‘A Perfect Non Starter’ is a love story set in a fairground - two people from different worlds share a nightime ride that will stay with them forever. Andrew explains what attracted him to the image of a ferris wheel.

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Steven Camden has previously appeared on The Verb as the performance poet Polar Bear. Performing was something that Steven fell into, but he always intended to write a novel. He makes his debut with Tape, a story of two young people separated by 20 years, and connected by recordings on a cassette tape. Steven tells Ian how he wanted to tell a story which illustrates how small things we do can have big consequences.

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Dr Alison Pearn is the Associate Director of The Darwin Project, which aims to digitise all of Charles Darwin’s correspondence. With a nod to Valentine’s day, The Verb is asking the tricky question ‘to kiss or not to kiss’? We look at the confusion surrounding signing off modern electronic communication, and ask whether we can learn from the way Darwin ended his letters.

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