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Front Row at the Hay Festival

John Wilson presents a special programme from the Hay Festival with authors Lee Child, Lucy Hughes-Hallet, Michael Morpurgo, Julian Donaldson and Cerys Matthews.

In a special programme from the Hay Festival, John Wilson talks to thriller writer Lee Child about the latest in his Jack Reacher series. Award-winning biographer Lucy Hughes-Hallett explains why she is writing her first novel. Children's authors and former Children's Laureates Michael Morpurgo and Julia Donaldson discuss how their writing has developed over the course of their careers. Plus songwriter, author and performer Cerys Matthews talks about how the poetry of Dylan Thomas has inspired her.

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Fri 30 May 2014 19:15
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Chapters

  • Lee Child

    Thriller writer Lee Child talks about the latest in his Jack Reacher series

    Duration: 07:54

  • Michael Morpurgo and Julia Donaldson

    Michael Morpurgo and Julia Donaldson discuss how their writing has developed

    Duration: 08:21

  • Lucy Hughes-Hallett

    Award-winning biographer Lucy Hughes-Hallett explains why she is writing her first novel

    Duration: 05:26

  • Cerys Matthews on Dylan Thomas

    Cerys Matthews talks about how the poetry of Dylan Thomas has inspired her

    Duration: 06:14

Lee Child

Personal, the new Jack Reacher novel written by is published by Bantam Press on Thursday 28 August 2014.

Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo
Listen to the Moon, the new novel written by is published by Harper Collins on Thursday 25 September 2014.

Cerys Matthews

Cerys Matthews
discusses Dylan Thomas, and to find out more about how the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ is celebrating this centenary please .

Credits

Presenter John Wilson
Interviewed Guest Lee Child
Interviewed Guest Michael Morpurgo
Interviewed Guest Julia Donaldson
Interviewed Guest Lucy Hughes-Hallett
Interviewed Guest Cerys Matthews
Producer Olivia Skinner

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  • Fri 30 May 2014 19:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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