Join acclaimed playwright, novelist, and host of the Adventures in Radio podcast, Barney Norris, as he talks to writer and previous Children’s Laureate for Wales, Connor Allen about his award-winning radio drama, The Making of a Monster. What of the inspiration behind the play? What of the process of writing for radio? What does it mean to share so personal a story? Tune in to hear Barney and Connor discuss all this and more in this inaugural episode in the Adventures for Radio series from the Society of Authors. Please note that this conversation includes discussion of domestic violence.
Connor’s radio play, The Making of a Monster, was directed by Emma Harding for BBC Audio in Wales. For full production credits please visit: BBC Radio 4 – Drama on 4, The Making of a Monster.
Show notes:
Connor Allen | Actor | Writer | Artist
BBC Radio 4 – Drama on 4, The Making of a Monster
Podcast Library — George The Poet
Because the Internet – Album by Childish Gambino | Spotify
Black Mirror Netflix
I am enough – The impact of absent fathers (connorallen.co.uk)
Lliswerry High School, Nash Road , Newport, Wales, UK – Page Array
Prison Heads – Literature Wales
Written and hosted by Barney Norris.
Produced by SoA Scriptwriters Group coordinators, Sophia A Jackson and Theo Jones.
With thanks to Hawthornden Foundation who have kindly funded the Adventures in Radio podcast.
