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Tim Winton - Writer

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel HD

Stephen Sackur speaks to an internationally-acclaimed author whose prolific output of fiction is rooted deep in the soil and the shoreline of his native Western Australia - a land of harsh beauty where life rarely comes easy. Tim Winton's latest novel, The Shepherd's Hut, focuses on a troubled young man wrestling with demons, and it comes at an opportune time; with the Me Too movement demanding an end to ingrained sexism, misogyny and toxic masculinity. Is Australia redefining what it means to be a good bloke? Show less

Contributors

Interviewer:
Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Winton

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