Quite Interesting: Michael Crichton is the only writer who’s had a No 1 bestselling book, a No 1 film at the weekend box office & a TV show that topped the ratings list in the same year. In fact, he’s done it twice, in 1995 with The Lost World, Congo and ER and in 1996 with Airframe, Twister and ER.

Michael Crichton is the only writer who’s had a No 1 bestselling book, a No 1 film at the weekend box office & a TV show that topped the ratings list in the same year. In fact, he’s done it twice, in 1995 with The Lost World, Congo and ER and in 1996 with Airframe, Twister and ER.