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The first generation raised by television has now grown up. Alexei Sayle, Caroline Kepnes and Marc Fennell discuss what television taught them, what it got right and what they ended up learning the hard way.
Brisbane Writers Festival
2016 Highlights
Presented by Bigfish
Everything I Know, I Learned From Television
Caroline Kepnes
Caroline Kepnes is an American journalist, screenwriter and author who has been a TV extra, a TV and film critic forEntertainment Weekly and Yahoo, and a writer of one-hour TV dramas for teens. Her debut psychological thriller, You, was hailed by Stephen King as “totally original”. She continues the story of Joe Goldberg, an intelligent and charming murderer, in the sequel, Hidden Bodies. She is thrilled to be visiting Australia for the first time.
Marc Fennell
Marc Fennell is an Australian radio and TV presenter, film critic, award-winning technology journalist, author, MC and the host of SBS’s show The Feed. Marc’s first book That Movie Book was a guide for people who stay home watching films every weekend of the year. His most recent book, Planet According to the Movies, is a how-to guide to travelling every nation on Earth through the power of films.
Alexei Sayle
Alexei Sayle was born in Liverpool and moved to London in 1971 to attend Chelsea Art School. After years of stand-up comedy, television, sitcoms, films and even a hit single, he published his first highly acclaimed collection of short stories. Barcelona Plates was followed by The Dog Catcher, two novels, Overtaken and The Weeping Women Hotel, and a novella, Mister Roberts. The first volume of Alexei’s memoirs is Stalin Ate My Homework.