The Value of Idling – Verity Sharp meets Tim Parks
Tim Parks shares his experience of a painful chronic condition related to his work as a writer and how he learned the value of idling the hard way.
What happens when you become obsessed by words? What happens when this obsession becomes so severe that your life becomes a frenzied narrative filling your every waking moment ? How do you escape? Verity Sharp meets Tim Parks who shares his experiences of a painful chronic condition brought about by a constant mental and physical tension, related to his work as a writer. When doctors couldn’t explain his symptoms, he was forced to look elsewhere. He didn’t give up writing. He has learned to be idle. Producer Sarah Blunt.
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- Tue 4 Feb 2020 09:30´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Wed 11 Mar 2020 21:45´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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