By The British Library
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The great playwright Harold Pinter discusses his work in forthright terms with actor Harry Burton. With anecdotes about working with Ayckbourn, Gielgud and Richardson; his views on Iraq; a poetry reading; and his assertion that to tackle injustice, our job...
Valerie Holman discusses the themes of her book Print For Victory: Book Publishing in England 1939-1945, including the realities of printing during paper rationing, the surprising effects of war on adult literacy and the role the government played in what...
Neil Gaiman, author of the Sandman stories and many others, talks about his (unfilmed) treatment of Ramayana to Ravi Swami, animator, film maker and recent judge at the British Animation Awards. Recorded on 25 March 2008.
Equally able as a poet and artist, Isaac Rosenberg is considered one of the most gifted voices of the First World War generation. His 'Break of Day in the Trenches' has been called the greatest poem of the war. Marking...
Can the world's pre-eminent language for communication, business, science and popular culture expect a more diverse and multilingual future? The panel is introduced by Roger Walshe. Accompanies the Evolving English exhibition. Recorded in the British Library Conference Centre on 6...