The Envy of the World: Fifty Years of the BBC Third Programme and Radio Three 1946-1996 by Carpenter, H - 1997

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W&N, 1997-11-10. Paperback. Very Good. 3.7971 in x 21.1839 in x 13.5897 in.

Phoenix, 1997,. Good. 1997. Soft cover. 0753802503 paperback, 8vo, xvi,431pp, illustrated, contents clean and sound, no inscriptions, corners slightly scuffed, creasing on spine; Good condition, ISBN: 0753802503 .

London England: Phoenix Giant. Very Good. 1997. 1st Phoenix Edition. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo 0753802503 Paperback Paperback. The Envy of the World by Humphrey Carpenter. The Third was first broadcast little more than a year after the end of World War II and went on to become one of the leading cultural and intellectual forums in Britaon. It was the principal platform for the BBC's extensive patronage of music and drama - Beckett, Pinter and Stoppard are among those for whom the Third served as a 'launching pad'. Including excerpts from outstanding talks, documentaries and drama, this book throws fresh light on the work of Dylan Thomas, John Betjeman and Michael Tippett and brings alive the individuals who have created the programmes and delivered the arts to the nation over the last fifty years. Illustrated. 431 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic… Read More

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