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Discussing British depression with Will Paynter at Speakers Corner, Hyde Park (part 1) while Studs was in England.
Interviewing an American, Australian and Scottish member of the International Alliance of Atomic Veterans. The International Alliance of Atomic Veterans is a veterans' group committed to the abolishing of all nuclear weapons.
Studs discusses books with Sir Allen Lane and labor with his driver, Clifford Bosley, while Studs was visiting the UK in 1962. The main topic of conversation with Sir Allen Lane is the history of paperback books in both the UK and the US. Lane, along with his brothers Richard and John Lane, founded Penguin Books in 1935. This made both fiction and nonfiction literature widely available to the general public. Literacy amongst the masses is discussed, as is censorship. Studs' interview with Clifford Bosley begins at 32:33.
Studs discusses labor with Sir Allen Lane's driver, Clifford Bosley, while Studs was visiting the UK in 1962. Studs and Bosley discusses life in Wales for coal mining families. Topics include literacy, camaraderie, singing, health concerns, and culture amongst colliers and their families.
Interviewing Peter Heyworth, British music critic of "The London Observer"*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
Discussing British depression with Mr. & Mrs. David Heppelwhite of Jarrow (part 1) while Studs was in England.
Interviewing British dramatist-novelist Michael Frayn.
Interviewing John Amis, British radio personality and host of the television quiz show, "My Music"
British baritone Ian Wallace discusses the Glyndebourne Festival Opera. Recorded while Studs was in England.
British baritone Ian Wallace discusses Glyndebourne Festival Opera. Recorded while Studs was in England.
Discussing British depression with Frank Crawshaw at the Empress Theatre (part 3) while Studs was in England.
Discussing the British Depression with Frank Crawshaw at the Empress Theater, members of the West Ham old people's home, and Tommy Titmus of Clerkenwall Green while Studs was in England.