2/5. Children's author Dick King-Smith entertains an audience with the writing that has inspired him in life. His own animal stories, which include The Sheep-Pig, reflect a love for the genre, and here his choices include Tarka the Otter, The Jungle Book and The Tale of Samuel Whiskers. Excerpts read by Bill Wallis , Jenny Coverack and John Telfer.
Producer Mary Ward-Lowery Repeated on Sunday at 12.15am