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The Third Programme: A Literary History
From 1946 to 1970, the BBC's Third Programme was an important patron of Britain's creative writers, providing a forum in which poets, novelists, and playwrights could experiment with new forms of writing, free from commercial constraints. This book is the first to assess the influence of the
Third Programme's spoken-word policy on contemporary British writing. Drawing on a number of new documentary sources, Whitehead traces the development of the Programme from the period of postwar optimism to the pop culture of the 1960s and the artistic and political controversies that led to the
Programme's demise.
Third Programme's spoken-word policy on contemporary British writing. Drawing on a number of new documentary sources, Whitehead traces the development of the Programme from the period of postwar optimism to the pop culture of the 1960s and the artistic and political controversies that led to the
Programme's demise.
272 pages, Hardcover
First published March 9, 1989
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