The late John Strachey interviewed by FRANK KERMODE. Last summer, a few days before his death, John Strachey talked to Professor Kermode about tradition and political change, commenting on their relationship in the light of a lifelong study of Marxism. A small part of this interview was originally broadcast in the recent series on Tradition.
A study of W. B. Yeats based on the assumption that he lost his life in the Easter Rising of 1916. Written and narrated by PATRIC DICKINSON with Michael Gwynn as W. B. Yeats
Others taking part:
Ellen Dryden , Olive Gregg, Marjorie Westbury, Hugh Dickson,
Harvey Hall, Carleton Hobbs, Godfrey Kenton, Geoffrey Staines and Geoffrey Wincott
Produced by JOE BURROUGHS Second broadcast
The Great Service
Part 1: Morning Canticles and Communion
Venite; Te Deum ; Benedictus Kyrie: Creed
CHOIRS OF
MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD NEW COLLEGE, OXFORD Conductors,
BERNARD ROSE and DAVID LUMSDEN
in conversation with J. M. Cohen
The publication of Borges's "Ficciones" last year established him as one of the leading short-story writers of the century. Señor Borges discusses the main themes of his work in relation to a number of English writers who have interested him, including Kipling, Roy Campbell, and Robert Graves
Second broadcast
The Great Service
Part 2: Evening Canticles Magnificat; Nunc dimittis followed by interlude at 10.55