An interview with Armistead Maupin

Armistead Maupin on the influences of Tales of the City, San Francisco in the 1970s and how the books broke new ground.

Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City - "Everything that happened to me ... got used in the story"
How the people and city of San Francisco became the perfect backdrop.
Armistead Maupin on San Francisco's tradition of welcoming "outsiders with crazy dreams"
Armistead Maupin outlines the San Francisco values.
Armistead Maupin - on bringing Tales of the City to the radio
How the Radio 4 dramatisation will bring Tales of the City to a new audience.
Armistead Maupin on the message of Tales of the City
How the intertwining plot lines of Tales of the City helped break new ground.
Which character in Tales of the City does Armistead Maupin feel closest to?
And who would he like to to be? Armistead Maupin reveals.
What advice would Armistead Maupin give to someone arriving in the big bad city?
Armistead Maupin gives a life lesson.
"I have never been hip but I have been ahead of the curve". Armistead Maupin explains how.
Why Tales of the City broke new ground.