Writing...The Midlands

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Writing... The Midlands: 3. Kit de Waal and The Shires

Writing... The Midlands

3. Kit de Waal and The Shires

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Writing... The Midlands, 3. Kit de Waal and The Shires

Crime writer Mark Billingham concludes his literary tour of the Midlands.

Returning to his roots - crime writer Mark Billingham concludes his literary tour of the Midlands.

Crime writer Mark Billingham was born in The Midlands of England.

In the last of three programmes, he's back in the region that made him a writer to celebrate its literature both past and present.

Along the way Mark meets some of The Midlands’ finest writing talent and browses the BBC archives.

This time he meets the best-selling author of 'My Name is Leon', Kit De Waal, and visits the mystical Sarehole Mill, the inspiration for JRR Tolkein's Hobbiton.

Featured programmes from the BBC Archives:

Shorts: Writing Test – Adrift at the Athena [30/11/14]  BBC Radio 4 

The Hobbit: The Musical [04/08/2012]  BBC Radio 4 

Producer: Jessica Treen

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in December 2019.

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