Harold Pinter receives literary award

Title

Harold Pinter receives literary award

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

16 Mar 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:42

Description

Brian Ging reporting on the award of the David Cohen Prize for British Literature to playwright and writer Harold Pinter. Includes reaction at the ceremony from Salman Rushdie; Pinter himself; Heritage Secretary Stephen Dorrell. Also Director of the Glasgow Citizens Theatre Giles Havergal on receiving at Pinter’s behest a cash award.

Contributors

Brian Ging; Salman Rushdie; Harold Pinter; Stephen Dorrell; Giles Havergal

Keywords

Awards; Writers; Playwrights; Literary prizes; Harold Pinter

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