"When I was a copywriter at BMP, I just wanted to write TV commercials and become a Creative Director with a Porsche Carrera and a posh PA. Then I met Mandy Wheeler and it all went horribly wrong. She taught me about the addictive joy of radio, the addictive joy of casting and directing; but more than anything, about the addictive joy of writing. Inspired by Mandy, I moved on from writing ads to writing novels. My third has just been published. Now I've got to write a fourth. I haven't got a clue what I'm going to write about. I haven't got a Porsche, I haven't got a PA. I owe all this to Mandy. I don't know whether to kiss her or curse her"
Paul Burke, radio writer
