The Value of Idling Verity Sharp meets Tim Parks

Published: Feb. 4, 2020, 9:45 a.m.

What happens when you become obsessed by words? What happens when this obsession becomes so severe that your life becomes a frenzied narrative filling your every waking moment ? How do you escape? Verity Sharp meets Tim Parks who shares his experiences of a painful chronic condition brought about by a constant mental and physical tension, related to his work as a writer. When doctors couldn\u2019t explain his symptoms, he was forced to look elsewhere. He didn\u2019t give up writing. He has learned to be idle. Producer Sarah Blunt.