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News from Pleasantville: the Story of Reader's Digest

on BBC Two England

A Bookmark special. With
100 million readers worldwide, Reader's Digest is the most successful magazine in history. Its philosophy of optimism and self-improvement prompts its chief executive, based in Pleasantville, USA, to pronounce it 'the greatest force for good in the modern world'. To its critics, however it is a powerful and unwelcome agent in the 'Americanisation of the intellect.' Contributions include Howard Jacobson ,
John Wells , Farrukh Dhondy and Monica Dickens.
Film cameraman RICHARD ADAM
Film editors BOB PORTWAY. LES FILBY Producer CHARLES CHABOT Director JULIAN BIRKETT

Contributors

Unknown:
Howard Jacobson
Unknown:
John Wells
Unknown:
Farrukh Dhondy
Unknown:
Monica Dickens.
Unknown:
Richard Adam
Editors:
Bob Portway.
Producer:
Charles Chabot
Director:
Julian Birkett

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