Joseph Heller - BBC Radio Interviews

Synopsis

Extracts from two BBC radio interviews with Joseph Heller, In the first, originally broadcast on Radio 4’s WOMAN’S HOUR on 27/5/1980, Joseph Heller talks about: what the term Catch 22 means 0 min 41; why he called the main character in Catch 22 Yossarian 0 min 48. In the second interview, broadcast in Radio 4’s THIRD EAR series on 25/5/1988, he talks about: the role of the artist 0 min 33; the difference between creating and responding to emotional passages in novels 0 min 54; the similiarities of his central characters 0 min 35

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2003

Year of production

1980 1988

Availability

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/profilepages/
Online

Notes

Available free online at http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/profilepages/hellerj1.shtl. Requires Realplayer.

Subjects

Literature

Keywords

Heller, Joseph; literature - American; writers - American; radio interviews

Online availability

URI

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/profilepages/hellerj1.shtl

Delivery

Streamed

Production Company

Name

BBC Radio 4

Web

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4 External site opens in new window

Distributor

Name

BBC Four Audio Interviews

Web

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/ External site opens in new window