Broadcasting

Louise Doughty began broadcasting in 1994 when she was asked to do a paperback round-up for Radio 4's Bookshelf. Since then, she has been a regular critic for arts programmes such as Kaleidoscope and Saturday Review and a guest on quiz shows such as Quote Unquote, The Write Stuff and Whispers.

In addition, she has presented the following radio programmes:

The Big Show - half hour Kaleidoscope feature, 1994

Great-Grandad Had a Flat Head - half hour personal history feature, 1998

Writers' Weekly series for BBC Education, 1996

A Good Read - series for BBC Radio 4, 1998-2001

Writers' Workshop - series for BBC World Service, 2000

When Writers Play - essay for Radio 3, 2009

The World Beyond Narnia - feature for Radio 3 about Young Adult fiction, 2010

 

Her television appearances include Newsnight and Late Review on BBC2 and Battle of the Books on BBC4.