I actually admire some of the books by a lot of the writers who write magic realism very much, but it's not… — Melvyn Bragg Copy Share Image
When anybody tells you something about writing, somebody will tell you something completely different and they will also be right — Melvyn Bragg Copy Share Image
I'd been writing fiction for 50 years, since I was 19. And when you write fiction, it becomes a way of thinking:… — Melvyn Bragg Copy Share Image
I'm not a fan of the working class being mocked, including by some of our famous writers - even those who came… — Melvyn Bragg Copy Share Image
I enjoy writing. Would I rather be playing golf? No. Would I rather be fishing? No. — Melvyn Bragg Copy Share Image
Writers are looking for a story. Using your own life as the basis for a story gives it an association with reality… — Melvyn Bragg Copy Share Image
That's why writing is important to me. Time goes past, and you've been somewhere and come back that hasn't hurt you, and… — Melvyn Bragg Copy Share Image
The success of the arts has come through a mix of public subsidy, substantial private support, and good box-office receipts, but central to Labour's… — Melvyn Bragg Copy Share Image
“We shall fight on the beaches,” said Churchill in 1940, “we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and… — Melvyn Bragg Copy Share Image
The class barricades have been stormed by the forces of a broad culture, which is made up of clusters of individuals who have decided… — Melvyn Bragg Copy Share Image
“It is impossible to get enough books, don't you find? But where are we without them? Just words on the wind... Not words on… — Melvyn Bragg Copy Share Image
I don't believe in a personal God, no. And I don't believe in resurrection as it is in the New Testament. — Melvyn Bragg Copy Share Image
As the 20th century unspooled, a cultural warming melted down many frozen class characteristics. — Melvyn Bragg Copy Share Image
When anybody tells you something about writing, somebody will tell you something completely different and they will also be right — Melvyn Bragg Copy Share Image
My memory seems to be holding on quite well. There is no reason why it shouldn't if you keep training it. — Melvyn Bragg Copy Share Image
I'll never forget my interview with Barry Humphries - one of the oddest I've ever done. He insisted that for half the time he… — Melvyn Bragg Copy Share Image
