Episode 1
Maya Angelou faces dragons, Ted Hughes wrestles goblins, and Charles Bukowski interrupts. Read more
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Series 1
Maya Angelou faces dragons, Ted Hughes wrestles goblins, and Charles Bukowski interrupts.
Episode 2
Mini lectures on character, plot and style, featuring Graham Greene and Baroness Orczy.
Episode 3
Mini lectures on routine, concentration and time off, with Ian Fleming and WB Yeats.
Series 2
1. Inspiration
Beryl Bainbridge, Roald Dahl and Ray Bradbury on inspiration.
2. Place & Character
Short lessons in creative writing from great novelists, poets and playwrights.
3. Dealing With Critics
Little lessons in creative writing from a ghostly array of great novelists and poets.