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Authors, Writers Journalists Travel & Culture - United Kingdom
  • Jonathan Raban reads from and discusses his book "Hunting Mr. Heartbreak"

    May. 15, 1991

    With his book, "Hunting Mr. Heartbreak: A Discovery of America," Jonathan Raban wanted to see if, in the 20th century, a man could have a new life in America. Raban traveled to New York City, to the deep south in Alabama, to Seattle and finally to the Florida Keys.

  • Interviewing author and BBC radio and television journalist Wynford Vaughan-Thomas

    Jan. 23, 1976
  • Interview with Michael Frayn

    Sep. 22, 1975

    Interviewing British dramatist-novelist Michael Frayn.

  • Discussing the book "Witches and Jesuits" with author, journalist, and historian Garry Wills

    Dec. 27, 1994
  • Clancy Sigal

    Discussing the book "The Secret Defector"with the author, novelist and journalist Clancy Sigal

    Jan. 17, 1993
  • Clancy Sigal

    Discussing the book "The Secret Defector" with the author, novelist and journalist Clancy Sigal

    Jun. 11, 1976
  • Discussing the book "The People of Providence: A Housing Estate and Some of Its Inhabitants" with Tony Parker

    May. 27, 1986
  • Discussing the book "The Missing" with the author, journalist and editor Andrew O'Hagan

    Oct. 31, 1996
  • Clancy Sigal

    Clancy Sigal discusses his book “Zone of the Interior”

    Jun. 11, 1992

    Clancy Sigal and Studs Terkel discuss Sigal’s book “Zone of the Interior” and the role that schizophrenia plays in it. Both Sigal and Terkel read excerpts from Sigal’s book.

  • Arnold Wesker

    Arnold Wesker, english writer and playwright discusses his life and work.

    1962

    Arnold Wesker, English playwright and writer in several genres discusses scenes from the play "Roots". Mr Wesker further discusses his plays and the current cast traveling around England performing several of his plays. The interview tape ends and Studs recalls the remainder of the interview alone as a postscript.

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