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  • Two Welshmen, an Englishman and housewife talk to Studs Terkel ; part 2

    1968

    While on a trip to England, Terkel interviews housewife Ann Davis. This is an interview done in two parts.

  • Two Welshmen, an Englishman and housewife talk to Studs Terkel ; part 1

    1968

    While in England, Terkel attended a Rugby match in Wales. While at the match, he interviewed four people: two Welshman, an Englishman, and housewife. One of the people he interviewed is named David Thomson.

  • The very "U" girl talks with Studs Terkel ; part 1

    1962

    Interviewing with the very "Upper U" girl at the establishment (Part 1) while Studs was in England.

  • Terkel comments and Ronald Blythe reads Report from an English village ; part 2

    Sep. 19, 1986

    Reading "Report from an English Village" and interviewing the author Ronald Blythe while Studs was in London.

  • Studs Terkel talks with various cab drivers in London and features snippets of an earlier Janis Joplin conversation

    1970
  • Jonathan Miller

    Studs Terkel discusses childhood, imaginiation, science, social history, politics, medicine and theater with Jonathan Miller in London, England

    Jonathan Miller reminisces about his childhood in Regent Park, London and offers his opinion on philosophy and the changing English class structure with the loss of the Indian empire. His remake of "Alice in Wonderland" for BBC 1 is reviewed and he states he is most interested in the human imagination.

  • Midlands Pub

    Studs speaks with patrons at Mr. and Mrs' Lawrence's pub in the British Midlands near Stratford-upon-Avon

    1962

    Studs interviews patrons in a the pub of the Falcon Hotel, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence, while in Stratford-upon-Avon (Midlands) in England. A variety of questions were asked about favorite memories, jobs, and daily life.

  • Sally Trench discusses her book “Bury Me in My Boots” ; part 2

    1968

    Humanitarian and author Sally Trench discusses her book “Bury Me in My Boots,” her work with the homeless communities in England, her journeys, and her belief in self-help with Studs Terkel. Both Trench and Terkel read an excerpt from Trench’s book “Bury Me in My Boots.”

  • Sally Trench discusses her book “Bury Me in My Boots” ; part 1

    1968

    Humanitarian and author Sally Trench discusses her book “Bury Me in My Boots,” her work with the homeless communities in England, her journeys, and her belief in self-help with Studs Terkel. Terkel reads an excerpt from Trench’s book “Bury Me in My Boots.”

  • Ronald Blythe discusses the village of Akenfield ; part 1

    1968

    Ninety five miles outside of London, Ronald Blythe has interviewed residents of the village of Akenfield for his next book, "Akenfield: A Portrait of an English Village." Blythe said what surprised him most of all was that newspapers and TV didn't have much effect on this little village. Blythe also learned that the village people would take part in political conversations with one another but they'd never let on as to which political party they were apart of.

  • Robert Morley discusses the youth and Kenneth Allsop discusses people from his book

    1962

    Robert Morley, stage and screen actor, starring in Ustinov's "Halfway Up the Tree," discusses education, technology and youth and the changes in the social makeup because of technology.

  • Richard Hoggart

    Richard Hoggart discusses culture and media

    1968

    Content Warning: This conversation includes racially and/or culturally derogatory language and/or negative depictions of Black and Indigenous people of color, women, and LGBTQI+ individuals. Rather than remove this content, we present it in the context of twentieth-century social history to acknowledge and learn from its impact and to inspire awareness and discussion. Richard Hoggart talks about the media and the cultural explosion. Hoggart explains that facts are not knowledge.

  • R.D. Laing discusses his book "The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness" ; Part 2

    1968

    Content Warning: This conversation has the presence of outdated, biased, offensive language. Rather than remove this content, we present it in the context of twentieth-century social history to acknowledge and learn from its impact and to inspire awareness and discussion. Scottish psychiatrist and author R.D. Laing covers his latest outlook on the ideology of madness, with a specific focus on schizophrenia.

  • Poplar Blackwall and District Rowing Club members discuss rowing

    1970

    Studs Terkel’s trip to England included a visit to the Poplar Blackwall and District Rowing Club. Its members discuss the Great River Race and the culture of working on the Thames’ docks.

  • Peter Sellars

    Peter Sellars discusses his production of "The Merchant of Venice"

    Sep. 14, 1994

    Peter Sellars talks about his production of "The Merchant of Venice." Peter Sellars also compares Los Angeles California to the world of "The Merchant of Venice". Sellars also discusses the history of the Jewish people, immigrants, the ghetto, and race relations.

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