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Writers' World: Spare the Rod and Spoil the Writer

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Written by Simon Raven.
A programme about the writer at school.
He attacks the conventional picture of the 'whey-faced intellectual' and asks four writers how their schooldays have affected their work.
With Kingsley Amis, Michael Baldwin, Robert Graves, Philip Toynbee
Contributions from William Golding, Laurie Lee
See page 20

Contributors

Writer:
Simon Raven
Speaker:
Kingsley Amis
Speaker:
Michael Baldwin
Speaker:
Robert Graves
Speaker:
Philip Toynbee
Speaker:
William Golding
Speaker:
Laurie Lee
Film cameraman:
David Findlay
Designer:
Alan Hunter-Craig
Production team:
Leo Aylen
Production team:
Tristram Powell
Producer:
Melvyn Bragg
Source: Radio Times

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