Main content

Nikesh Shukla

Episode 3 of 3

Author Nikesh Shukla talks to Sarah Kendall about the importance of truth in storytelling. From July 2021.

Sarah Kendall talks to three different storytellers about what ‘story’ means to them.

How have they developed their own style of storytelling in their respective mediums?

In this episode, Sarah talks to author Nikesh Shukla about the importance of truth in storytelling.

Sarah started out as a stand-up comic in late 1990s Australia. After performing for 15 years around the world, she transitioned into storytelling.

Sarah wanted to create something on stage that felt like the sort of films she loved to watch, so she wrote an hour-long show with a single personal story. She reimagined her teenage years as though they had been directed by John Hughes, giving her memories a full, cinematic makeover.

This connected Sarah to her audience in a more meaningful way compared to her original joke-based routines.

Producer: Carl Cooper

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2021.

5 months left to listen

28 minutes

Last on

Tue 12 Nov 202422:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

More episodes

Previous

Sharon Horgan

Next

You are at the last episode

See all episodes from Sarah Kendall: Talking Story

Broadcasts

  • Thu 1 Jul 202118:30
    BBC Radio 4 FM
  • Thu 8 Jul 202107:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 8 Jul 202117:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 8 Jul 202122:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 9 Jul 202105:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 19 Aug 202223:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Wed 1 Mar 202307:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 1 Mar 202312:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 1 Mar 202317:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 2 Mar 202302:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 12 Nov 202422:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra