BBC Sounds - The Secrets of Storytelling

James Runcie and Abdulrazak Gurnah consider how to create and develop characters.

James Runcie and Anne Enright consider how to write dialogue that rings true.

James Runcie and Kamila Shamsie explore how writers transport us to faraway places.

James Runcie and Richard Ford discuss how to begin a story and keep the reader hooked.

BBC Sounds - The Secrets of Storytelling - Available Episodes