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Author on wars and writing (1989)

Genre

Interview

Unidentified (English?) male author, talking about wars and his writing. Interviewer’s words not included.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Portsea Island Discs: Clive Egleton, author, civil servant and former soldier (1984)

The guest this week is Clive Egleton, the author of a series of best selling thrillers, a former professional soldier, and now a civil servant living in the Isle of Wight. He writes his books on the train to...

ILR South Radio Online Audio

Short story (1985)

aka: Alex

Written by James Kelly of Sunderland who won the 1984 Metro Radio writing competition. The story relates the experience of the author while he was working in California, and brings alive the remarkable...

ILR Sharing Radio Online Audio

Brian Hayes show (1977)

Genre

Discussion; Interview; Phone-in

Brian Hayes is joined by author Leslie Thomas, who discusses his new book, Bare Nell, sex in books, and his style of writing. Hayes discusses the author’s other works, and a description by the author...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Soviet author on new novel (1980)

Genre

Interview

Unidentified dissident male Russian author on his new novel (not identified), and on life in the West. Female interviewer not identified.

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Author of 90 minutes at Entebbe talks (1976)

Genre

Interview

Author William Stevenson, who wrote the book, 90 Minutes at Entebbe talks about the 1976 raid by the Israeli Special Forces to release hostages kidnapped from a hijacked plane which landed in Uganda. Male...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Crockford’s author revealed (1987)

Genre

Interview

Interview with John Barton, spokesman for the Church of England, revealing that Oxford historian, Dr. Gareth Bennett, was the author of the infamous preface in Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1987/88...

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Crockford’s author revealed (1987)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Archie Miles, long-time friend of Oxford historian, Dr Gareth Bennett reacting to the Church of England admission that Bennett was the author of the infamous introduction in Crockford’s...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Salman Rushdie fatwa - Liaqat Hussain view (1992)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Liaqat Hussain, Bradford Council of Mosques, about the fatwa imposed on Satanic Verses author, Salman Rushdie. The author has appealed for the death sentence to be lifted but Hussain says the...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Rushdie talks in London (1995)

Genre

Interview; News report; Speech; Vox pop

Robert Allen reports on a talk entitled Writers Against the State in Westminster Hall. The surprise speaker caused shock, as it was the author Salman Rushdie. His controversial book, The Satanic Verses has...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio