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Joanne Harris: Character Invasion Day

Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat, joins Mary Anne to discuss what makes a great fictional character as part of Character Invasion Day.

Acclaimed author Joanne Harris (Chocolat, The Gospel of Loki, Runemarks) joins Mary Anne. They discuss what makes a great fictional character, as some of the nation's favourite ones take over 大象传媒 Radio 4 as part of 'Character Invasion Day'.

Learn how to 'write' a new friend into the world, while singing along to songs about Spiderman and Macbeth...

3 hours

Last on

Sat 29 Mar 2014 07:00

Music Played

  • Belle and Sebastian

    The Boy With The Arab Strap

    • Jeepster Recordings.
  • Gruff Rhys

    American Interior

    • American Interior.
    • Turnstile.
    • 001.
  • Jefferson Airplane

    White Rabbit

    • Virgin.
  • Glass Animals

    Gooey

    • Wolf Tone / Caroline Music.
  • The Staple Singers

    I'll Take You There

    • Stax.
  • Aloe Blacc

    I Need A Dollar

    • Epic.
  • Sunriser

    • tUnE-yArDs

      Water Fountain

      • Nikki Nack.
      • 4 Ad.
  • The Waitresses

    I Know What Boys Like

    • Island.
  • Broken Bells

    After The Disco

    • After The Disco.
    • Columbia.
    • 001.
  • Nick Cave

    Henry Lee

  • Burning Spear

    Marcus Garvey

    • Mango.
  • EELS

    Mistakes Of My Youth

    • E-Works/ Co-Op.
  • Frank Ocean

    Super Rich Kids

    • Mercury.
  • Space Girl

    Space Girl

  • Sam & Dave

    Soul Man

    • Dino.
  • Warpaint

    Disco//Very

    • Warpaint.
    • Rough Trade.
    • 001.
  • Faithless

    Spiders, Crocodiles And Kryptonite

  • The Lemonheads

    Mrs. Robinson

    • Atlantic.
  • Agnes Obel

    Aventine

    • Aventine.
    • Pias.
    • 001.
  • David Bowie

    Ziggy Stardust

    • EMI.
  • Angel Olsen

    Hi Five (Marc Riley Session 24/03/14)

  • Daft Punk

    Da Funk

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 3.
  • White Denim

    At Night In Dreams

    • Corsicana Lemonade.
    • Downtown Records.
    • 001.
  • Rush

    Tom Sawyer

  • Jungle

    Busy Earnin'

    • XL.
  • PJ Harvey

    This Mess We're In (feat. Thom Yorke)

  • Joan As Police Woman

    Get Direct

    • Play It Again Sam.
  • Manic Street Preachers

    A Design For Life

    • Fresh Hits 96 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.
    • 16.
  • Kelis

    Rumble

    • Food.
    • Ninja Tune.
    • 11.
  • John Cale

    Macbeth

  • 3 Minute Epiphany

    Joanne Harris: What Makes A Great Character?

  • Cream

    Tales Of Brave Ulysses (大象传媒 Session)

  • Sharon Van Etten

    Taking Chances

    • Are We There?.
    • Jagjaguwar.
    • 001.
  • 叠箩枚谤办

    Venus As A Boy

    • One Little Indian Record.
  • Siouxsie and the Banshees

    Happy House

    • Polydor.
  • Pixies

    Greens and Blues

    • White.
  • Ramones

    Judy Is A Punk

    • Rhino.
  • Lykke Li

    No Rest For The Wicked

    • I Never Learn.
    • Atlantic.
  • De La Soul

    Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)

    • De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead.
    • Tommy Boy Music.
  • Song for Huey

    • Savages

      Dream Baby Dream (Live At The Forum)

Broadcast

  • Sat 29 Mar 2014 07:00