Episode 4
Ian Leslie reveals surprising first literary attempts of the world's best-known writers. With John Finnemore. From August 2012.
Ian Leslie presents a new Radio 4 comedy show which brings to light the often surprising first literary attempts of some of the world's best known writers. A project of literary archaeology, Leslie has found evidence in the most unlikely of places - within the archives of newspapers, periodicals, corporations and universities-showcasing the early writing examples of writers such as Jilly Cooper-during her brief and unfortunately unsuccessful foray into the world of war reporting, and Hunter S Thompson - in his sadly short-lived phase working in the customer relations department for a major American Airline.
These are the newspaper articles, advertising copy, company correspondence and gardening manuals, that allow us a fascinating glimpse into the embryonic development of our best loved literary voices - people whom we know today for their novels or poems but who, at the time, were just people with a dream...and a rent bill looming at the end of the month.
Produced by: Anna Silver and Claire Broughton
A Hat Trick Production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Ian Leslie |
Producer | Anna Silver |
Producer | Claire Broughton |
Broadcasts
- Wed 5 Sep 2012 23:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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