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Total number of records: 25

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Leeds Poetry25
Brotherton Collection24
English Literature24

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
radio plays15
radio adaptations7
correspondence6
clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)5
children's plays2
motion picture plays2
photographs2
radio plays reviews2
radio scripts2
school plays2

Count of People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)11
Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)3
Thomas Eliel Fenwick Blackburn3
Crossley-Holland, Kevin2
Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)2
Redgrove, Peter (1932-2003)2
British Broadcasting Corporation1
Wainwright, Jeffrey1
Walton, Sylvia1

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The People (for Radio?)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1983

2 photocopies of 'The People' as it appeared in Silkin's 'Selected Poems' (1980). One of the photocopies is accompanied by a sheet with ms notes of the personae and the BBC producer (John Scotney), an...

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Introduction to Children's Plays

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

c.1970-1977

This file contains a 2 page typescript of Thomas Blackburn's introduction to a book of plays for school children, compiled by Margaret Blackburn.

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Letters to Jon Silkin

[1984] - 16 January 1986

3 ms letters from Elaine Lewis Vincent to Jon Silkin, one of which is accompanied by a copy of John Patrick Vincent's screenplay 'Tell Them Your Father's Dead.'

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The Laidly Worm

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

c.1969-1971

This file and notebook contain items relating to 'The Laidly Worm', a play for children by Crossley-Holland based on an ancient story, and performed at the Leeds University Workshop Theatre in June 19...

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Gurney: Radio Version (1)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1985

Photocopied typescript of 'Gurney' ([3], 95 pp) with Jon Silkin's ms notes and revisions in green pen. This script is accompanied by ms notes on the play in the hands of Silkin and one other, possibly...

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Gurney: Radio Version (2)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1985

Largely clean typescript draft of Gurney adapted for radio ([1], 84 pp) with title-page, 'Gurney: A Play for Radio.'Also held in this file is a copy of the programme for the 'World Premiere' of Gurney...

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Gurney: Radio Version (3)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1986-1987

Revised draft towards a radio version of 'Gurney,' comprising photocopied pages from the Iron Press edition of 'Gurney' (sometimes cut and pasted) with Jon Silkin's ms notes and revisions.Also held in...

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Gurney: Radio Version (4)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1986-1987

Largely clean typescript draft of 'Gurney' adapted for radio ([3], 60 pp), with title-page, 'Gurney: A Radio Drama.'

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Letters to Thomas Blackburn

Walton, Sylvia

19 May 1957- 1 June 1957

2 letters from Sylvia Walton to Thomas Blackburn, concerning Blackburn's radio play 'Place of Meeting.'

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The Mystery of the Charity of Joan of Arc

Wainwright, Jeffrey

December 1988

Audio recording of a radio version of Charles Péguy's play 'The Mystery of the Charity of Joan of Arc' ( 'Le mystére de la charité de Jeanne d'Arc'). The play was adapted by Jean-Paul Lucet, and tr...

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Notebook 53

Redgrove, Peter (1932-2003)

1974

This notebook contains photographs, clippings of pictures and picture postcards and typescript and manuscript poems and plays, often with annotations by the author. The photographs appear to be of the...

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Notebook 53A

Redgrove, Peter (1932-2003)

c.1974

This notebook contains photographs, clippings of pictures and picture postcards with typescript and manuscript poems, prose and plays, often with annotations by the author. Some of the imagery in the ...

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