The night is young

Title

The night is young

Genre

Interview; News bulletin; Advertisement; Trailer

TX Date

18 Jul 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:56:32

Description

Gill Pyrah interviews artist, former President of the Royal Academy of Arts and architect Sir Hugh Casson on The Night is Young programme about the edition of Sir John Betjeman’s Summoned By Bells, for which he did the illustrations, and John Betjeman and his poetry. Casson also talks about his life and career and urban housing design, and chooses his favourite music to play throughout the interview. Includes message from Thames Water on reduced water supply; adverts; trailer for AM programme with Nicky Broyd and Douglas Cameron; news bulletin and weather. Starts mid-sentence.

Contributors

Douglas Cameron; Hugh Casson; Nicky Broyd; Gill Pyrah

Keywords

London; Architecture; Architects; Artists; Poetry; Art; Art galleries; Housing design; John Betjeman; Summoned by Bells; Illustration; Hugh Casson; Urban design; Illustrators; Royal Academy of Arts

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