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Andrei Klymchuk arrested in USSR (1977)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Michael Klymchuk, father of Andrei Klymchuk, British student arrested by the KGB in the Ukranian city, Lvov on 01/8/77 where he was on holiday. May have been suspected of carrying anti-Soviet...

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Andrei Klymchuk arrested in USSR (1977)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Hazel Wilby, mother of Andrei Klymchuk, British student arrested by the KGB in the Ukranian city, Lvov on 01/8/77 where he was on holiday, may have been suspected of carrying anti-Soviet...

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A study in scarlet (1985)

Genre

Fiction; Serial

Reading from A Study In Scarlet, a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and published in 1887, first fictional appearance of Sherlock Holmes. Male reader not identified.

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Russia’s Open Book: Writing in the Age of Putin (2014)

Director

Paul Mitchell

Subject

Literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 60 minutes), $19.99

This documentary, narrated by Stephen Fry, tells the story of America and Europe’s love of Russian literature and introduces audiences to a new generation of Russian writers. With readings by host Stephen...

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Booker prize judging controversy (1991)

Genre

Interview

Interview with former Booker Prize judge Nicholas Mosely who discusses this years prize, and the reasons for his resignation from the judges board. Charlie Stayt interviews. For breakfast show.

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Wired for Books: Doris Lessing (1988)

Subject

English language and literature

Two interviews, one from 1988 and one from 1992, in which Doris Lessing, author of The Fifth Child, The Golden Notebook, and several other pieces of literature, comes to talk with Don Swaim about her start...

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Buchi Emecheta (1985)

Subject

Literature

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 40 minutes), £89.00 or free online

Buchi Emecheta in conversation with with Susheila Nasta at the ICA talks about: her experiences as a young mother; the position of black women in society; incest ; the role of women in Nigeria; living in...

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Curses and Blessings in King Lear (2022 Video)

aka: "Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Pursue": Shakespeare and Equity

Series

Shakespeare and Hebrew Wisdom Literature

Illustrated lecture by Julia Lupton on Shakespeare and Hebrew wisdom literature. She explores the ways in which Shakespeare’s King Lear parallels Jewish scripture.

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No name (1985)

Genre

Fiction; Serial

No Name. Reading from the 1862 novel by Wilkie Collins, about the Vanstone family at Coome-Raven, in West Somersetshire, a social commentary on illegitimacy law combined with a revenge thriller plot. Story...

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Salman Rushdie interview on his life, career and new novel (1995)

Genre

Advertisement; Discussion; Interview; Jingle; News bulletin; Trailer

Simon Bates interviews guest on his 10am-1pm show Salman Rushdie on his life, career and first novel since The Satanic Verses, The Moor’s Last Sigh, set in the Indian city of Bombay. Includes discussion of...

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