Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Children's author and screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce shares a selection of his favourite pieces of writing, including Tove Jansson, Edith Nesbit and Dylan Thomas.
Children's author and screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce shares a selection of his favourite pieces of writing, including Tove Jansson, Jackanory, E. Nesbit and Dylan Thomas.
Frank Cottrell-Boyce's screenwriting credits include Welcome to Sarajevo, Hilary and Jackie and 24 Hour Party People. Millions, his debut children's novel, won the 2004 Carnegie Medal and was shortlisted for the Guardian ChildrenÂ’s Fiction Award. His second novel, Framed, was shortlisted for the 2005 Whitbread Children's Fiction Award and has also been shortlisted for the 2005 Carnegie Medal. His third novel, Cosmic, was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. He has collaborated closely with the filmmaker Danny Boyle, including scripting the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony
Producer: Mair Bosworth
Readers: Samuel West and Indira Varma.
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Readings Featured in the Programme
Extract from Finn Family Moomintroll by Tove Jansson
Read by Indira Varma
Extract from Jackanory: The Great Incrediblanian ElectionÂ
From Norman Hunter's Sneeze and Be Slain Stories
Read by Kenneth Williams
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Extract from Tristram Shandy by Laurence SterneÂ
Read by Samuel West
Extract from Fern Hill by Dylan Thomas
Written and introduced by Richard Burton
±«Óătv Archive Clip
Extract from The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit
Read by Indira Varma
In Event of Moon DisasterÂ
Speech Written by William Safire for President Richard Nixon
Read by Benedict Cumberbatch for ±«Óătv's Newsnight (first broadcast in 2015)
God Only Knows by The Beach Boys
Lyric by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Frank Cottrell-Boyce |
| Reader | Samuel West |
| Reader | Indira Varma |
| Producer | Mair Bosworth |
Broadcasts
- Mon 28 May 2018 16:00±«Óătv Radio 4
- Tue 18 Aug 2020 11:30±«Óătv Radio 4
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