The goal is to tell a bigger tale than live coverage can, mix it with scenic beauty, all to engage both the uninitiated and those who may know the result, which requires a storyteller's touch.
We wanted to treat each story as a big long tale, like we would for a story about a cop killing.
It's a big, ambitious tale, and Nancy Farmer's readers will be used to that; indeed, "The House of the Scorpion" is a finalist for this year's National Book Award for young people's literature.
The exaggerated heroism of Williams' account may be what rankles most, but who hasn't told a "big fish" tale?
It reached its big conclusion last night and, after a "fantastic" response, will return with an "even bigger tale on an even more ambitious canvas".
"We're thrilled to be telling a brand new story which we hope will surprise and intrigue and tell an even bigger tale on an even more ambitious canvas".
Her work Everything Ends in Chaos tells a tale of a senator's kidnapped wife and the events that result, using this individual story to tell a much bigger tale of global financial disaster.
There were the big tales to tell, old dates to evoke, and long-buried curses to dig up again for another flogging.
