Another fast-paced, witty & thought-provoking show tonight – with panellists Martyn Daniels, Eve Harvey, Donna Ballman and Dave Bartram, how could it be otherwise?

Donna is outraged by a brazen-faced teenage plagiarist from Germany; when other writers have been discovered copying from their peers, they face ignominy –  but not 17 year-old Helene Hegemann who is currently the darling of the German literary scene.  “There’s no such thing as originality”, claims Ms. Hegemann.  The hussy.

Martyn is pondering the “other model” of publishing – will the Writers’ Revolutionary Party succeed? Eve is wondering why Harry Potter knock-off Percy Jackson hasn’t inspired fans in the same way as the original… and Dave is contemplating the void between idea and execution.  Also, a pelican bites an Aussie in the bum.

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Other topics on tonight’s show include:

• Aeronautics graduate creates superhuman powers out of junk
• Chinese millionaires yearn for love, fear ms Wrong
• New world record set for holding breath underwater

This week’s titles for the Commissioning Meeting are:

DONNA
“The North American Slime-Moulds”
Thomas Huston MacBride

MARTYN
“The Captain’s Bunk: A Story for Boys”
M. B. Manwell

EVE
“Captain Mugford: Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors”
William Henry Giles Kingston, 1814-1880

DAVE
“Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country”
Joel Chandler Harris, 1848-1908

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