Michael Longley discusses Gorse Fires, his first collection of new poems for over ten years, and Nigel Forde talks to Ben Elton , who exposes the turbo-charged enemy of the environment in Gridlock, his new comic thriller. And what is the role of the writer in shaping society? Nigel Forde canvasses the views of novelists and politicians who write. Producer Sally Marmion
* TICKETS: Maya Angelou will present her choice of poetry and prose With Great Pleasure before a live audience in the Paris
Theatre on Wednesday 19 June at 7.30pm. To obtain tickets, telephone 0[number removed]