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Radio 4,01 Apr 2014,28 mins

Creating Characters

Word of Mouth

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Michael Rosen gathers a gaggle of writers and directors to discuss what makes a great character in a book, on the stage and on the radio. Recorded in front of an audience at Arnolfini Centre in Bristol, as part of Radio 4 Character Invasion Day. Contributors: Andrew Hilton, Founder & Artistic Director of Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory. Helen Cross, author of radio plays, novels and screenplays. Her first novel, My Summer of Love, became a BAFTA award winning feature film. Paul Dodgson, writer and director of radio dramas, and also a composer and teacher. Producer Beth O'Dea.

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