Listen to and download audio associated with the 'Golden Generation' exhibition on post-war British Theatre
MP3 file, 80 min 28 sec, 27.43 MB
Producers John and Lisel Gale are interviewed by Rebecca Novell, and Iain Mackintosh, who founded Oxford's Prospect Theatre Company, talks with Dr Alec Patton. Introduced by Jamie Andrews, Head of Modern Literary Manuscripts.
From the 2009 Theatre Archive Project live event.
Recorded on 14 September 2009
MP3 file, 47 minutes, 18.99 MB
The late Harold Pinter shared his memories of postwar British theatre with actor and director Harry Burton. Introduced by Jamie Andrews and recorded live at the 'Golden Generation' conference at the British Library on 8–9 September 2008. Part of the AHRC-sponsored Theatre Archive Project, a collaboration between the British Library and the University of Sheffield. Also Pinter Archive blog
Recorded on 8 September 2008
MP3 file, 17 minutes, 7.15 MB
Jamie Andrews, Head of Modern Literary Manuscripts at the British Library, introduces the Library's free new exhibition The Golden Generation, which features audio, video, manuscripts and more from the vibrant postwar age of British theatre 1945-1968. The podcast includes fascinating interview snippets with some of the people working at that time, from the legendary to the unsung.
Recorded on 8 Sep 2008
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