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The world’s leading thinkers, politicians and cultural figures interviewed by the BBC

Find out what the world’s leading thinkers, politicians and cultural figures really think, as they talk about their lives for thirty minutes on The Interview.

***The Interview is no longer broadcast on-air but you can listen to our archive below.***

A half hour interview with interesting and prominent people from around the world with a great range of interests and opinions. Each week, one person is put under the spotlight by either Owen Bennett-Jones or Carrie Gracie, the two presenters on The Interview.  

They explore topical issues, personal motivation and interviewee's hopes and fears. The style is informal and conversational, but at times searching and combative when required.

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The Interview Archive: Anthony Horowitz, Children's Writer

08/08/2009

Anthony Horowitz, Children's Writer

BBC World Service - The Interview Archive, Anthony Horowitz, Children's Writer

How an unhappy childhood propelled Anthony Horowitz into writing

Anthony Horowitz is a children's author. He talks about James Bond, Harry Potter and his unhappy childhood.

Anthony Horowitz is a children's author. His own unhappy childhood propelled him into writing.

This week on The Interview he tells Owen Bennett-Jones how from the age of ten he knew that writing would be his life.

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