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1958 BBC Monitor - Kingsley Amis
Monitor | Kingsley Amis
The writer ponders the success of 'Lucky Jim' and his latest novels.
CHANNEL | BBC Television Service
FIRST BROADCAST | 02 February 1958
SYNOPSIS
Huw Wheldon introduces this report from writer and critic Simon Raven, who travels to Swansea to converse with Kingsley Amis at the university where he teaches. In this genial interview, Amis recalls his most famous character, Jim Dixon, the protagonist of 'Lucky Jim', and discusses his subsequent writing career, including the novel on which he is currently working (published as 'Take a Girl Like You').
DID YOU KNOW?
Amis met Philip Larkin in 1941, when they both went up to St John's College, Oxford, to read English. They quickly established a close friendship that lasted throughout their lives (in 1985, Amis gave the address at Larkin's funeral) and had a profound influence on their literary careers.
CONTRIBUTORS
Huw Wheldon - Presenter
Simon Raven - Reporter
Kingsley Amis - Contributor
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7f2VgzwL8o
The writer ponders the success of 'Lucky Jim' and his latest novels.
CHANNEL | BBC Television Service
FIRST BROADCAST | 02 February 1958
SYNOPSIS
Huw Wheldon introduces this report from writer and critic Simon Raven, who travels to Swansea to converse with Kingsley Amis at the university where he teaches. In this genial interview, Amis recalls his most famous character, Jim Dixon, the protagonist of 'Lucky Jim', and discusses his subsequent writing career, including the novel on which he is currently working (published as 'Take a Girl Like You').
DID YOU KNOW?
Amis met Philip Larkin in 1941, when they both went up to St John's College, Oxford, to read English. They quickly established a close friendship that lasted throughout their lives (in 1985, Amis gave the address at Larkin's funeral) and had a profound influence on their literary careers.
CONTRIBUTORS
Huw Wheldon - Presenter
Simon Raven - Reporter
Kingsley Amis - Contributor
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7f2VgzwL8o
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