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Thomas Keneally on the cruelty of writing
The Australian author talks about how the act of writing engages the subconscious
  1. Thomas Keneally on the cruelty of writing
    01:04
    Thomas Keneally on the cruelty of writing
  2. Full session
    50:23
    Full session
  3. James reads from A Brief History of Seven Killings
    10:32
    James reads from A Brief History of Seven Killings
  4. O for a muse of fire
    02:37
    O for a muse of fire
  5. The worst 'knock, knock' joke Shakespeare never told
    02:07
    The worst 'knock, knock' joke Shakespeare never told
  6. Billy Bragg: 'Cynicism is the real enemy of all of us who want to make the world a better place'
    02:00
    Billy Bragg: 'Cynicism is the real enemy of all of us who want to make the world a better place'
  7. Peter Carey: ‘Information and art are different things’
    02:01
    Peter Carey: ‘Information and art are different things’
  8. Andrew Davies: 'Les Misérables needs a champion'
    01:20
    Andrew Davies: 'Les Misérables needs a champion'
  9. A future President tells Americans the dollar has collapsed in Lionel Shriver's novel
    03:32
    A future President tells Americans the dollar has collapsed in Lionel Shriver's novel
  10. Peter Carey: Why Ned Kelly was a folk hero in Australia
    03:17
    Peter Carey: Why Ned Kelly was a folk hero in Australia
  11. Paapa Essiedu's take on 'To be or not to be...'
    01:06
    Paapa Essiedu's take on 'To be or not to be...'
  12. Michael Palin: How we named Monty Python
    03:11
    Michael Palin: How we named Monty Python
  13. Maxine Peake's approach to tackling Hamlet
    00:39
    Maxine Peake's approach to tackling Hamlet
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