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Into the Woods
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  • Published: 4 April 2013
  • ISBN: 9781846146442
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 208

Into the Woods

How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them

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EBook
4 Apr 2013
Audiobook
27 June 2023
Paperback
25 June 2014
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A revelation of the fundamental structure and meaning of all stories, from the head of the BBC Writers' Academy

We all love stories. But why do we tell them? And why do all stories function in an eerily similar way? John Yorke, creator of the BBC Writers' Academy, has brought a vast array of drama to British screens. Here he takes us on a journey to the heart of storytelling, revealing that there truly is a unifying shape to narrative forms - one that echoes the fairytale journey into the woods and, like any great art, comes from deep within. From ancient myths to big-budget blockbusters, he gets to the root of the stories that are all around us, every day.
  • Published: 4 April 2013
  • ISBN: 9781846146442
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 208
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John Yorke

John Yorke is a producer, consultant and lecturer on all forms of narrative – from speech writing and advertising to drama – and the author of Into the Woods. As former Head of Channel Four Drama, Controller of BBC Drama Production and MD of Company Pictures, John has tested his theories during an extensive production career working on some of the world’s most lucrative, widely reviewed and critically acclaimed TV dramas, from EastEnders to Shameless, Life on Mars and Wolf Hall.
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