Jacqueline Wilson at Hay
Celebrated children's author Dame Jacqueline Wilson reveals her cultural influences.
This Cultural Life · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
In a special edition of This Cultural Life from the Hay Festival, Dame Jacqueline Wilson is John Wilson's guest with an audience of readers young and old. One of the best-loved children's writers of all time, she has written more than a hundred books, including The Story of Tracy Beaker and Hetty Feather, both of which were adapted as hugely popular CBBC series. The childhoods depicted by her are usually far from rosy - she's tackled divorce, depression, death, bullying, abuse, abandonment and homelessness. Despite their themes, or maybe because of them, they are huge bestsellers. She reveals the film, play and places that have inspired her work.
Presenter: John Wilson Producer: Sarah Johnson
Photo credit: Tricia Yourkevich