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British radio drama, 1945-63

Title
British radio drama, 1945-63 / Hugh Chignell.
Author
Chignell, Hugh
Publication
  • New York : Bloomsbury Academic, [2019]
  • ©2019

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Description
ix, 185 pages; 24 cm
Summary
"British Radio Drama, 1945-1963 reveals the quality and range of the avant-garde radio broadcasts from the 'golden age' of British radio drama. Turning away from the cautious and conservative programming that emerged in the UK immediately after World War II, young generations of radio producers looked to French theatre, introducing writers such as Samuel Beckett and Eugene Ionesco to British radio audiences. This 'theatre of the absurd' triggered a renaissance of writing and production featuring the work of Giles Cooper, Rhys Adrian and Harold Pinter, as well as the launch of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop".
Subject
  • BBC Radio 3 > History
  • BBC Radio 3
  • Radio plays, English > History and criticism
  • Radio programs > Great Britain > History
  • Radio and literature
  • Radio plays, English
  • Radio programs
  • Great Britain
Genre/Form
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages [174]-178) and index.
Contents
Post war Britain -- Post war BBC radio drama department -- Radio drama, 1945-1953 -- Technologies of production and consumption -- Radio drama and the absurd -- Giles Cooper -- Features department dramatists -- Realist radio drama -- The 1960s -- Conclusion.
Call Number
MWGK (Great Britain) 21-1888
ISBN
  • 9781501329692
  • 1501329693
LCCN
2019008331
OCLC
1078893008
Author
Chignell, Hugh, author.
Title
British radio drama, 1945-63 / Hugh Chignell.
Publisher
New York : Bloomsbury Academic, [2019]
Copyright Date
©2019
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [174]-178) and index.
Other Form:
Online version: Chignell, Hugh, author. British radio drama, 1945-1963 New York : Bloomsbury Academic, [2019] 9781501329708 (DLC) 2019012135
Research Call Number
MWGK (Great Britain) 21-1888
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