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Side 2: Considers the novel as a pattern of symbols and scores which carry the story forward and give poetic form. Argues that the use of symbols and language of the Christian church are intrinsic to the novel.
A dramatised account of the the nine years spent in England by Robert Noonan who, in 1910 as Robert Tressell, finished writing ‘The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists’. The film shows Noonan’s life...
Iris Murdoch discusses the ideas behind her novels and the subjects which have prompted her to write imaginatively about them. She relates her interest in philosophy to her interest in the creative process...
John Wain discusses the evolution of his novels from ‘Hurry on Down’ to ‘A Winter in the Hills’. He also deals with his role as Oxford Professor of Poetry from 1973 to 1978.
Side 1: Malcolm Bradbury discusses the divergent interests of, and relationship between, writers, the reading public and critics. He outlines the development of the English novel since 1945 considering the...
Stan Barstow discusses his work, his aims and his love of Yorkshire. He also comments on the Northern School of young novelists which was emerging in the 1960s.
Angela Carter talks about her personal and professional development, her work, some of her characters and plans for the future.
A television adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas story, keeping close to Dickens’ text, with John Le Mesurier as Marley’s Ghost, Bernard Lee as the Ghost of Christmas Present and Alvar...
An introduction to the origins and early life of D H Lawrence, using extracts from his writings together with contemporary and dramatised illustrations.
Side 2: Suggests that as in a ‘bildungsroman’ Lawrence writes of a young man learning about himself. The Paul-Miriam-Clara-Dawes relationship is discussed suggesting to the speakers an analogy with that...
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