Crispin Harris

Crispin's Creative Storytelling

Arts EN ↓ 167 episodes

The power and meaning of stories and storytelling and how we make use of it . The importance of stories to different groups of people through the ages. How do we create and develop our own storytelling . The potency of our own story.

Author

Crispin Harris

Category

Arts

Podcast website

www.buzzsprout.com

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

A sense of the other 15.02.2024

Send us Fan Mail A major storytelling theme. A character outside their comfort zone. In this case my mum.

Uncle Gee 08.02.2024

Send us Fan Mail One of the major influences in my young life

It takes a village 01.02.2024

Send us Fan Mail Starting to introduce the characters from my village childhood

Food Glorious Food part 2 25.01.2024

Send us Fan Mail Continuing one of the strongest storytelling themes

Food Glorious Food Part 1 18.01.2024

Send us Fan Mail We all enjoy stories about it and delight in writing about it

My Christmas 11.01.2024

Send us Fan Mail The preparations and journeys heading towards Christmas

The power of Christmas 04.01.2024

Send us Fan Mail Such a strong storytelling device

The clue is in the weather 28.12.2023

Send us Fan Mail Why changing weather conditions are so much a part of storytelling

Meet My Mum 21.12.2023

Send us Fan Mail Introducing an amazing character

The Notebook 14.12.2023

Send us Fan Mail Investigating the Mystery of the Notebook

What Daddy Did 07.12.2023

Send us Fan Mail The tales my father told me about the War

What did you do in the War Daddy? 30.11.2023

Send us Fan Mail Introducing my Father and hopefully some questions answered

Identity Crisis 23.11.2023

Send us Fan Mail The investigation begins

Who did I think I was? 16.11.2023

Send us Fan Mail What would you do if you could not prove your identity?

Observed and Overheard Part 2 09.11.2023

Send us Fan Mail Why do people not share the stories of their lives? The silent generation of World War 2

Overheard and Observed Part 1 02.11.2023

Send us Fan Mail The details of observation. What we notice and what sticks. More eccentricities.

The Comedy of Failure Part 3 25.10.2023

Send us Fan Mail The complex elements of the commedia  archetypes

The comedy of Failure Part 2 18.10.2023

Send us Fan Mail Continuing the exploration of commedia characters and their failures. Why are they funny? Their importance in the development of comedy.

The comedy of Failure: Part 1 11.10.2023

Send us Fan Mail Why do we laugh at someone's failure? Examples from the character of The Captain

Commedia dell'arte 04.10.2023

Send us Fan Mail What is it and why is it so important in storytelling

The Bit That Doesn't Fit 27.09.2023

Send us Fan Mail The eccentricities that make both a character and their story memorable and real.

Harry Potter: Is it an Odyssey and its religious iconography? 20.09.2023

Send us Fan Mail An unusual type of Odyssey? What is its Religious Iconography?

Harry Potter: A school story 13.09.2023

Send us Fan Mail Why are the Harry Potter stories so successful? is it a Morality Tale? The importance of the School Story?

The Morality Tale 06.09.2023

Send us Fan Mail What is a Morality Tale? Its origins in Mediaeval texts and its influence in Pantomime.

Types of Christ: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. 30.08.2023

Send us Fan Mail An example where the author themselves tells you the hero is a Type of Christ. Why the Chronicles of Narnia are so important.

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