HARDtalk
Lee Child, writer
TV-PG
S22 • E126 Dec 19, 2018 30mStephen Sackur speaks to writer Lee Child. Storytelling is one of the most basic human impulses. But few are the storytellers who can draw in millions of readers all over the world, fewer still those who can do it repeatedly. Lee Child's first thriller featuring former military policeman Jack Reacher was published 21 years ago. His latest is his twenty third and his book sales have topped one hundred million. Fans speculate endlessly about what drives Jack Reacher, but what drives Lee Child?