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Audio Interviews with Jeffrey Archer

Jeffrey Archer, author of Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less, Kane and Abel, The Prodigal Daughter, As the Crow Flies, and more, recalls back to an earlier time when he was nearly bankrupt and didn't know he could write. He was broke, but not broken. Listen to these two interviews and find out how he pulled his life back together and became a writer.

The audio for the 1983 interview is not of the best quality. Don Swaim's voice is hard to hear, but Jeffrey Archer's responses are fine.

Listen in RealAudio to the Jeffrey Archer interview with Don Swaim, June 2, 1983
(21 min. 03 sec.)

Jeffrey Archer, 1983
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In this 1991 interview with Don Swaim, Jeffrey Archer talks about the problems and rewards of organizing a large charitable MTV concert for the Red Cross. They talk about the word, "Tory" and whether or not it is acceptable in polite speech and writing. Jeffrey Archer tells about "the old snobby Britain" and how certain regional accents were looked down on. Writers should press themselves for more than they gave last time, says Archer. He says there are 100,000 reasons not to write a book.

Since Jeffrey Archer has served as a member of the British Parliament, Don asks him why he is fascinated with politics. Archer says there is nothing wrong with seeking power, as long as you do something with it when you get it.

Listen in RealAudio to the Jeffrey Archer interview with Don Swaim, May 16, 1991
(24 min. 57 sec.)

Jeffrey Archer, 1991
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