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Programme 4: Philip Ridley
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Philip RidleyAudio on demand of programme 4 is available 28/04/2006 - 04/05/2006

Click here to read a brief biography of Philip Ridley.

Click here to follow a transcript of the programme in pdf format.

In the programme Philip  is interviewed by children from Columbia Road Primary School in Bethnal Green, London. Click on the links below to hear Philip's answers to their questions.

1. Who was your favourite author as a child?

2. Do you like to write poetry?

3. Do you do a lot of research for your books?

4. Why do you write about Bethnal Green in London so much?

5. Does the way you exaggerate things in your books make them more interesting?

6. You seem to love playing with words - for example, the names of your characters?

7. Do you have a catchphrase of your own?

8. Your characters are unique - are they based on people you know or are they completely made up?

9. Which of your characters is the most fantastical and which would you most like to be?

10. You like to use all sorts of writing styles. Why?

11. Why is bullying such an important theme in your books?

12. Anger is another theme - like Milo in Mighty Fizz Chilla.

13. What tips would you give people who want to write stories as great as yours?
Links to other programmes:
1. Anne Fine   2. Eva Ibottson   3. Michael Morpurgo
4. Philip Ridley   5. Jeremy Strong   6. Jacqueline Wilson
7. Valerie Bloom   8. Brian Patten
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