This week, it's our treat to talk to the prolific Peter Bunzl, whose books are packed with imagination, heart, and a whirling sense of adventure. We chatted Death, the Brontes, and snogging Lord Bertilak, among loads of other bookishly brilliant stuff. Come and join us on our Storyshaped ramble through Peter's writing life.
Books mentioned in this week's episode include Peter's own:
Cogheart
Moonlocket
Skycircus
Shadowsea
The Clockwork Queen
Featherlight
Dragon Racers
Magicborn
Glassborn
And the stories which have shaped him include:
His Dark Materials, by Philip Pullman
Brightstorm, by Vashti Hardy
The Mortal Engines series, by Philip Reeve
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, by Joan Aiken
The work of Charles Dickens
Bangers and Mash (an early school reader)
The work of Roald Dahl
Watership Down, by Richard Adams
Plague Dogs, by Richard Adams
The Iron Man, by Ted Hughes
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, in all its formats (and Miss Hann, the school teacher who cast Peter as the Green Knight)
The Beano
Carl Bark's Donald Duck
Asterix, by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, et al
The Lord of the Rings, by JRR Tolkien - particularly the audiobook edition
The Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
The work of Terry Pratchett
Gormenghast, by Mervyn Peake
The Wizard of Earthsea, by Ursula K Le Guin
A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare
Macbeth, by William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare
The Tempest, by William Shakespeare
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke
Fire and Hemlock, by Diana Wynne Jones
Peter the Wild Boy - a historical figure
Peter Pan, by JM Barrie
Glass Town by Isabel Greenberg
The Magicians Trilogy, by Lev Grossman
The Magic Toyshop, by Angela Carter
Icarus, by Kay Ancrum
Riddley Walker, by Russell Hoban
Turtle Diary, by Russell Hoban
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