Anne Robinson introduces us to highlights of the programme ahead and reporter Richard Barber visits Fort Lauderdale to talk to thriller writer Dick Francis. He discusses moving to America and the experience of writing a biography of champion jockey Lester Piggott. They visit a local racecourse and Dick talks about his enduring love for the world of horse racing in which all his books are set.

There is a look at the UK Top Ten Non-Fiction Hardback Chart before Anne interviews Leon Uris about his new book, Mitla Pass. He also discusses Hollywood adaptations of books.

Anne meets with BBC foreign correspondent Tim Sebastian to talk about his new espionage thriller, Spy Shadow. He shares his opinions on the psychology of those who enter the world of spies and spying.

Michael Aspel is the week's celebrity reviewer where he looks at An Empire of Their Own. He talks to Richard Barber about the book's history of Jewish involvement in the Hollywood film industry. In closing, there is a run through the week's UK Top Ten Paperback Fiction Chart.

The Write Stuff was a weekly round-up of the world of books, authors and publishing and was a contribution from Ulster Television to the ITV network's daytime schedules. Each week, presenter Anne Robinson and reporter Richard Barber interviewed prominent authors, sought out celebrities for the latest books they'd read and ran through the weekly book charts.