The night is young

Title

The night is young

Genre

Interview; News bulletin; Music; Advertisement

TX Date

8 Sep 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:54:20

Description

The Night is Young, presented by Gill Pyrah. Her guest is The Hon. Jessica Lucy Freeman Mitford, British-born writer and one of the Mitford sisters; they talk about Mitford’s life and career. Mitford describes her new book, Grace Had an English Heart, her reasons for writing it, and the research she did for it. Pyrah asks her about living in America, and why she decided to move there. Mitford also sings. Programme includes Mitford’s musical selection, news, commercial breaks and weather. Richard Robbins also talks about tonight’s Classical Review programme.

Contributors

Jessica Mitford; Richard Robbins; Gill Pyrah

Keywords

Books; Authors; Music; Writers; Radio programmes; Jessica Mitford; Grace Had an English Heart; Classical Review (radio programme)

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