Books Published In Britain

Series

Series Name: London Line (Colour series 2)

Issue

Issue No.

Date Released

1968

Filmed

Oct 1968

Length of issue (in feet)

479

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

COI synopsis: Think of a subject, treble it, multiply by ten thousand, and what have you got? The number of books published in Britain last year. Michael Smee looks at this exciting industry, and talks to Anthony Blond (publisher of "The Carpetbaggers") about books large and small, fact and fiction.

Keywords

Mass media

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 43 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1394/54

Credits:

Producer: Adam Leys
Editor: Adam Leys
Sponsor: Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor: Commonwealth Affairs Office
Sponsor: Foreign Office
Presenter: Howard Williams
Director: Mark Lawton
Presenter: Michael Smee
Camera: Peter Theirry
Sound: Phil Jay

This series is held by:

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