John le Carré Interview (1977) 'The Lively Arts' with Melvin Bragg

This interview took place on 25 September 1977 - 'The Lively Arts' presented by Melvin Bragg on the Jimmy Savile network.

This is a general interview on le Carré's childhood, why he writes, what he is wanting to convey in a moral sense in his books, and the interplay between reality and fiction.