Flashback: J.K. Rowling Talks Harry Potter After Release of First Book in 1997

It’s been 20 years since Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone hit bookshelves and spawned a billion-dollar book and film franchise. To celebrate the milestone, the BBC released a 1997 interview with author J.K. Rowling in which she talks about seeing the book on the shelf for the first time and the direction in which the franchise was heading.