On Memoir

Can memory ever be trusted, or is every memoir a work of fiction?In his new book 'On Memoir', Blake Morrison explores the pleasures and pitfalls of the form.

Best known for the much loved 'And When Did You Last See Your Father?', Morrison helped redefine modern memoir by writing with honesty, clarity and emotional force.Writer Geoff Dyer, whose memoir 'Homework' and wide-ranging fiction have long played with the boundary between truth and invention, joins Morrison in conversation.

Together with author Holly Dawson, they talk about the complexities of putting real lives on the page, and why memoir remains one of the most vital and compelling literary forms today.