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Open Book: Sheffield

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Johny Pitts returns to his home city to explore Sheffield's literary landscapes.

Johny Pitts explores the literary landscapes of his home city with Helen Mort, Catherine Taylor and Désirée Reynolds, as well as recalling local hero Barry Hines with David Forrest

Johny Pitts returns home to Sheffield to explore its rich and varied literary landscapes.

Poet and novelist Helen Mort talks about writing from the perspective of the places which are important to her and the people of the city.

Professor David Forrest leads a delve into the archives of local hero Barry Hines, including the handwritten manuscript for A Kestrel for a Knave - the iconic novel which became the Ken Loach-directed film Kes.

Catherine Taylor picks some of the authors who have defined, in very different ways, the often maligned city where she grew up. And Désirée Reynolds takes us to an old haunt, which has inspired her writing and own attempts to excavate unheard voices of the past.

With thanks to the University of Sheffield Library's Special Collections team and Catie Evans at the Sheffield General Cemetery Trust
Producer: Ciaran Bermingham

Book List – Sunday 10 July and Thursday 14 July 

Black Car Burning by Helen Mort
The Illustrated Woman by Helen Mort
Ours Are the Streets by Sunjeev Sahota 
The Year of the Runaways by Sunjeev Sahota
Barry Hines: Kes, Threads and Beyond by David Forrest and Sue Vice
A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines
The Gamekeeper by Barry Hines
Looks and Smiles by Barry Hines
Granny Was A Buffer Girl by Berlie Doherty 
The Book of Sheffield edited by Catherine Taylor
My Own Worst Enemy by Robert Edric
Remembered by Yvonne Battle-Felton
The Storm by Akeem Balogun
Safe Metamorphosis by Otis Mensah
Tea with Cardamom by Warda Yassin

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