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Fiction of the 1950s
In the late 50s, novels such as Room at the Top and A Kind of Loving brought their writers from obscurity into the best-seller lists, and spawned characters who became heroes to a generation.
Frank Delaney looks back at the books' and their authors with JOHN BRAINE , STAN BARSTOW, ALAN SILLI -TOE, LYNN REID-BANKS and PETER LEWIS
Producer ALASTAIR WILSON (Repeated: Thurs 4.5 pm)

Contributors

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Frank Delaney
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John Braine
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Alan Silli
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Lynn Reid-Banks
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Peter Lewis
Producer:
Alastair Wilson

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