TV, radio, podcast, print and web interviews on crime fiction, satire, screenwriting, adaptation, pitching and the craft of storytelling.
Stories move between page, screen, stage and microphone.
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Charles Harris discusses how stories change shape across books, screenplays, interviews, workshops and live conversations.
This page brings together video, audio, podcast, print and web interviews into one clear, searchable interview hub.
How to adapt a novel into a screenplay and what changes when prose becomes film or television.
Open interviewCharles talks with Joanna Penn about genre, story craft and making a strong idea easy to understand.
Watch interviewA detailed written Q&A on career, process, crime fiction and The Breaking of Liam Glass.
Read Q&ARadio, podcasts & video
Charles discusses adapting novels for screen and how writers can think visually and dramatically.
Open interviewA conversation about visibility, reader promise, positioning and helping readers choose the next book.
Open interviewA video conversation for crime readers, book clubs and fans of twisty psychological fiction.
Watch videoA radio interview with Charles Harris available through SoundCloud.
Listen nowA Milim Leeds Literary Festival conversation on why amnesia is such a powerful storytelling device.
Watch videoA radio interview connected to Charles Harris’s satirical thriller about journalism and power.
Listen nowA conversation about storytelling, books, crime fiction and screen culture.
Watch videoA concise video about pitching screenplays and communicating a story clearly.
Watch videoAdditional BBC radio and audio interviews from Charles Harris’s SoundCloud archive.
Open archivePrint & web interviews
A conversation with Charles Harris on writing, passion, creativity and storytelling.
Open interviewA written conversation about books, writing and the publishing world.
Open interviewAn interview connected to journalism, public life and the importance of real news.
Open articleA detailed interview about career, writing habits, fiction, non-fiction and The Breaking of Liam Glass.
Read Q&AThe original Charles Harris page collecting print and web interview links.
Open archiveThe original Charles Harris page collecting audio, video, podcast and broadcast interview links.
Open archiveInterview themes
Interviews explore Charles Harris’s novels, dark humour, tabloid journalism, amnesia, unreliable memory, unlikely heroes and the questions behind his fiction.
Charles also speaks about adapting stories for screen, creating sharper pitches, understanding genre and building a more confident writing process.
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Charles is available for selected interviews, podcasts, festivals, book groups, writing events, panels and media conversations.