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Three programmes by A. Alvarez
1: Kennedy and the Intellectuals
On a special visit this year to New York, Washington, Chicago, and San Francisco, A. Alvarez recorded interviews with American writers, artists, and critics. In three programmes he reports on the intellectual climate in America today. His first subject of analysis is the Kennedy era and its violent termination.
Voices heard include those of Hannah Arendt , Lionel Trilling , Richard Hofstadter , August Heckscher, Norman Podhoretz , and Arthur Schlesinger
Produced by CHRISTOPHER HOLME
To be repeated on June 7
The Intellectuals and Society: May 27

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A. Alvarez
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A. Alvarez
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Hannah Arendt
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Lionel Trilling
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Richard Hofstadter
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Norman Podhoretz
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Arthur Schlesinger
Produced By:
Christopher Holme

by PHILIP VELLACOTT
The story of Oedipus stands out among ancient myths for its dramatic Quality. Has it any religious or mora) meaning? Did Sophocles think it had? The answer Philip Vellacott proposes may illuminate other problems in the play.
Second broadcast

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Philip Vellacott
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Philip Vellacott

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