To give religion two minutes a day, in its own space, isn't exactly selling general morality or atheism short.
I was born in a radio world, and I got so much from it.
I don't believe in a personal God, no. And I don't believe in resurrection as it is in the New Testament.
I don't want closure, I don't know what that means or why you would want it.
I don't feel inferior in the slightest to anybody - or superior to anybody, let's get that clear. But I do feel different.
I am 74 now. Looking back, I have a sense of not really being in control of my career. I just went where it took me.
Love of place is one of the characteristics I enjoy most about novelists.
Sometimes, you're just moved by people's journeys.
Control, like curiosity, can be an exterminator.
People in jobs that they hate must be worn out.
I've been writing since I was 19.
My life is not very different from what it was 20 years ago. In fact, my career hasn't changed much since I was 22.
There's a lot of hours in the week if you use them properly.
I'm a Labour party supporter, but I'm also a democrat.
It's amazing that Sky is the only place that has two dedicated arts channels. The BBC is doing very well... But why don't they do more?
In a sense, Bond ousted the cowboy as the screen hero, and Ken Adams replaced the horse with technology.
In an arts programme, my job was to go where the talent was. And the talent was in popular culture.
The arts stimulate imagination. They provoke thought. And then, having done that, all sorts of other things happen.
I enjoy what was called 'swotting' in my day.
A lot of the novels I admire are 'admirably provincial.'
The abolition of slavery was driven by the King James Bible. It gave slaves a common language and purpose.
There is an army of the informed wanting to be more informed.
I've been making arts programmes for almost 50 years, and every day, I can't believe my luck.
My memory seems to be holding on quite well. There is no reason why it shouldn't if you keep training it.
Compared to the big 19th-century novelists, I've got a slim volume of work.
I love writing, and I love making arts programmes.
