
Tom Robb-Smith
English novelist and screenwriter best known for Child 44, an international bestseller translated into 36+ languages that won the CWA Steel Dagger Award and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.
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Jul 7, 2026
Tom Rob Smith on his bestselling debut "Child 44", screenwriting for the BBC and FX, and taking a different approach in his new novel "Twenty Years Together"
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Tom Robb-SmithGUEST
I think it's a really interesting question because the example I thought about when I was writing this book a lot was how much I loved When Harry Met Sally as a as a movie and I was really fortunate to get to meet Rob Reiner just say because he wanted to adapt a book and I didn't think I was the writer to do it but I remember going in and just saying I love what I love lots of his movies but I I love When Harry Met Sally.

Tom Robb-SmithGUEST
I must have watched it, you know, as many times as I watched Jaws or, you know, I mean, loads of different movies as a kid.

Tom Robb-SmithGUEST
And that premise, you know, can men and women be friends? It's not really one that translates in the same way to gay couples, I think.

Tom Robb-SmithGUEST
I don't think it becomes as naughty, but I don't, you know, I still watched it and thought this is a really interesting explanation, exploration of love stories.
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