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H. E. F. (Shag) Donahue and Nelson Algren discuss Donahue's book, "Conversations with Nelson Algren," a biographical exploration of Algren's life as a writer. They discuss the creative lives, successes and failures of other authors in relation to Algren's work, including Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, J.D. Salinger, Richard Wright, and others. Includes the author reading excerpts from "Conversations with Nelson Algren."
While riding in a cab, the driver talks about the narrow streets of London. He also talks about the traffic and why he believes traffic will only get worse in the future. Producer and director Karel Reisz explains how making films in England and America differ from how films are made Italy. Reisz also talks about the freedom of a director when making a film. With regards to viewership, according to Reisz, films are in 2nd place behind TV.