Robert Robinson catches up with Joseph Heller at his apartment in The Apthorp, New York. There, Heller reflects on the success of his debut novel Catch-22 and the genesis of his second novel, Something Happened.
They then move to Heller's office in City College, Harlem, where he teaches creative writing, to talk further about what makes a good writer and whether, indeed, that particular skill can be taught.
Clip taken from The Book Programme, originally broadcast on BBC Two, Tuesday 22 October, 1974.
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