EPISODE · Nov 1, 2011 · 5 MIN
Terence Rattigan In His Own Words by Terrence Rattigan
from Grab the Top Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Arts & Entertainment · host Adolfo Hickle
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/395559 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Terence Rattigan In His Own Words Author: Terrence Rattigan Narrator: Terrence Rattigan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 29 minutes Release date: November 1, 2011 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: This fascinating collection of archive interviews with the acclaimed playwright, whose centenary was celebrated in 2011, begins in 1969 with a radio appearance on Out This Week. It culminates with an interview for Kaleidoscope in 1977, recorded a few months before his death. In between are several major radio features on Rattigan's life and work, in which he discusses the craft of playwriting, the state of commercial theatre, comparisons with Coward and Pinter, his famous 'everywoman' character Aunt Edna, and several of his plays in detail including Flare Path, Cause Celebre, French Without Tears, The Winslow Boy and The Deep Blue Sea. This collection includes the following interviews: Out of This Week, BBC radio (first broadcast 12 December 1969); Scan, BBC radio (first broadcast 4 January 1973); archive interview, BBC radio (first broadcast 12 February 1974); archive interview, BBC radio (first broadcast 5 September 1975); Kaleidoscope, BBC Radio 4 (first broadcast 1 December 1977). Due to the age and nature of this archive material, the sound quality may vary. ©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/395559 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Terence Rattigan In His Own Words Author: Terrence Rattigan Narrator: Terrence Rattigan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 29 minutes Release date: November 1, 2011 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: This fascinating collection of archive interviews with the acclaimed playwright, whose centenary was celebrated in 2011, begins in 1969 with a radio appearance on Out This Week. It culminates with an interview for Kaleidoscope in 1977, recorded a few months before his death. In between are several major radio features on Rattigan's life and work, in which he discusses the craft of playwriting, the state of commercial theatre, comparisons with Coward and Pinter, his famous 'everywoman' character Aunt Edna, and several of his plays in detail including Flare Path, Cause Celebre, French Without Tears, The Winslow Boy and The Deep Blue Sea. This collection includes the following interviews: Out of This Week, BBC radio (first broadcast 12 December 1969); Scan, BBC radio (first broadcast 4 January 1973); archive interview, BBC radio (first broadcast 12 February 1974); archive interview, BBC radio (first broadcast 5 September 1975); Kaleidoscope, BBC Radio 4 (first broadcast 1 December 1977). Due to the age and nature of this archive material, the sound quality may vary. ©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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