"You meet young writers who are just starting to hear their own voice," he said.

We meet younger writers, who are having trouble being accepted into the union and getting published.

There he met his wife, Michelle, a political scientist and writer.

This experience would serve her well as she also met collectors, writers and other dealers.

Do you find it helpful to meet other writers?

While there he met various Cuban artists and writers, and acquired more material for his studies.

When I meet other writers, be they men, women, whatever, I feel very connected to them on that level.

He says he does not enjoy meeting fellow writers.

Tonight, we meet several writers of crime novels.

In this programme, he meets other writers who are following his example, and discovers what their work tells us about modern Britain.