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50 results found for '"Publishers"' in Keywords.
Brian Hayes programme (1978)
- Genre
- Advertisement; Interview; Jingle; News bulletin; Phone-in; Trailer
Business entrepreneur and former member of Parliament, Robert Maxwell is interviewed by Brian Hayes. Maxwell discusses his belief in socialism, his hope of returning to politics, and his business empire....
Kay Webb on working life (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Kay Webb is interviewed about her life and in particular her working life. She was editor of Puffin Books between 1961 and 1979, and in 1967 founded the Puffin Club, which is talked about in detail. As a...
Debrett’s boardroom row (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with the Chairman of publishing company, Debrett’s (not identified) denying the row between himself and managing director Harold Brooks-Baker over financial problems of the company. Male...
Network (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
A Bowdon childhood. Colin Walters interviews author and publisher Anthony Blond on his early years growing up in the affluent Bowdon, in Manchester. Coming from a rich family, he recounts his privileged...
Ricahrd Marsh on newspaper strikes (1982)
- Genre
- Interview
Lord Richard Marsh, Chairman of the Newspaper Publishers Association, on current strikes within the newspaper industry, and job losses which he claims will result from the action. Male interviewer not...
Sunday Standard to close (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the decision of Lonrho-owned publishers George Outram to close the Scottish newspaper, The Sunday Standard. Includes interview with editor Jack Crossley. Male reporter not identified.
Publisher cleared after alleging police planted drugs (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Kevin Murphy reports on the case of Soho publisher, Roc Sandford, after he was cleared of possessing cannabis and awarded costs of fifteen thousand pounds, after the judge accepted his allegations that...
Fatwa call on Salman Rushdie (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
George Matheson reports on Iran’s leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini declaring a fatwa (death sentence) on Salman Rushdie and the publishers of his controversial book, The Satanic Verses. 5 people have...
Howe stands firm against Rushdie fatwa (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Foriegn Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe makes it clear at a Foreign Press Association lunch that Britain will not accept incitement to violence against Salman Rushdie and publishers of The Satanic Verses...
Jeffrey Archer on advances paid to bestselling authors (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Novelist Jeffrey Archer talks with Brian Hayes about the advances that authors like himself and Ken Follett receive. Archer sold his latest book for £1 and thinks that the money paid to authors does not...