Storyshaped

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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