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The Essay

Bliss Was It in That Dawn

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Michael Goldfarb recalls being a child in 1950s New York, when the city truly was the centre of the world: artistically, financially and diplomatically. Show more

The Essay

Bliss Was It in That Dawn

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Michael Goldfarb explains how in the 1950s Americans' great migration to the suburbs led to mixed blessings: open space and isolation. Show more

The Essay

Bliss Was It in That Dawn

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Michael Goldfarb discusses the books and films that helped turn the post-World War II generation of American children into the rebels of the late 1960s. Show more