Curator Jamie Andrews introduces the Library's free new display

The Golden Generation, which features audio, video, manuscripts and more from

the vibrant postwar age of British theatre 1945-1968. The podcast includes fascinating interview

snippets with some of the people working at that time, from the legendary to the unsung.

Recorded on 8 September 2008

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 was read at the time.

Interviewed by Sarah Espiner.

Recorded on 4 July 2008. Book published by the British Library £25 ISBN 978-0-7123-5001-3

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 90 years since his death on the Western Front, and the recent discovery in the British Library of long-lost Rosenberg letters, these talks by Jean Liddiard and Vivien Noakes explore Rosenberg 's world, work and legacy.

With readings of some of his poems by actor Sam Dastor. Introduced by Jamie Andrews. Podcast recorded on 8 April 2008.

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 December 2010.

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 December 2010.