This three CD compilation forms part of the British Library's series of documentary recordings by English-Language authors and playwrights. Around 30 writers are represented, talking about their lives and work. The recordings derive primarily from BBC broadcasts, the earliest of them dating from the 1930s...
, and include historic recordings of the first generation of writers whose voices survive through to senior figures of the present day.
Among the writers included are Rudyard Kipling, Virginia Woolf, Ian Fleming and Harold Pinter.
The majority of the recordings have not been published before.
A three CD compilation devoted to American writers, containing never-released audio footage is in production and will accompany this set.
Includes a 24 page booklet.
Track listing DISC ONE 1. Arthur Conan Doyle [1859-1930] Conan Doyle Speaking 2. Arthur Machen [1863-1947] Points of View 3. Baroness Emmuska (Emma) Orczy [1865-1947] Talk on the original conception of the Scarlet Pimpernel 4. Rudyard Kipling [1865-1936] Speech at the luncheon of the Canadian Authors Association 5. Algernon Blackwood [1869-1951] Pistol against a Ghost 6. W. Somerset Maugham [1874-1965] An extract from his book 'A Writer's Notebook' 7. G K Chesterton [1874-1936] No. 6 in series of talks The Spice of Life 8. E M Forster [1879-1970] The Challenge of our Time 9. P G Wodehouse [1881-1975] The World of Books 10. Virginia Woolf [1882-1941] Craftsmanship DISC TWO 1. J R R Tolkien [1892-1973] The Fellowship of the Ring 2. Rebecca West [1892-1983] Discussion about modern literature and criticism 3. Aldous Huxley [1894-1963] Monitor 4. J B Priestley [1894 1984] The Look of the Week 5. Noel Coward [1899-1973] Today 6. Evelyn Waugh [1903-1966] Face to Face 7. Graham Greene [1904-1991] A Writer at Work 8. Nancy Mitford [1904-1973] The World of Nancy Mitford 9. C P Snow [1905-1980] People Today DISC THREE 1. Daphne du Maurier [1907-1989] Interview with Daphne du Maurier 2. Ian Fleming [1908-1964] Desert Island Discs 3. William Golding [1911-1993] William Golding: The author talks about his novels 4. Angus Wilson [1913-1991] Asian Club: The Writer and his Times 5. Anthony Burgess [1917-1993] PM Reports 6. Muriel Spark [1918-2006] Third Ear 7. Doris Lessing [born 1919] Life and Letters 8. Harold Pinter [born 1930] People Today 9. J G Ballard [born 1930] The Living Novelist 10. John le Carré [born 1931] An interview with John le Carré 11. Joe Orton [1933-1967] Regional Extra
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