My friend Steve posted this link on his Facebook page. It is a collection of British novelist interviews from the BBC Archives now available for listening online.
Forster, Bowen, Huxley, Wodehouse, Woolf, Murdoch, Isherwood, Spark, Drabble, McEwan…
I can’t wait to listen to these. Check them out here.
8/31 UPDATE: So far I have listened to Maugham, Bowen, Forster, Wodehouse, and Isherwood. They are fascinating, not just because of who is being interviewed, but the formats vary quite a bit as well. And for Spinal Tap fans you might notice that the volume control on the BBC media player goes to “eleven”.
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Wow, thanks for posting the links, Thomas. I will enjoy listening to these interviews but I know how much you will especially enjoy them and am happy for you.
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Brilliant! I will certainly give these a go. The other day I heard Sylvia Plath's voice for the first time and the similiarities between hers and my mothers gave me absolute shivers…
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Oh Wow Thomas! I'll definitely be listening to these the moment I get some free time. Thanks for posting!
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M Denise C: Like a kid in a candy store except everything is free.
Daniel: The voices are one of the more fascinating aspects of what I have heard so far. Elocution has evolved (devolved) greatly since most of these recordings were made.
Mrs. B: I am sure you will enjoy them.
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God bless the BBC~well, I heartily agree with you.
It was a great day when I discovered how easy it was
to gain internet access to BBC Radio 4. The interviews
by Mariella Frostrop in her Open Book programme never fail to edify and delight. But I hadn't known about
those archives until reading this post, for which, many
thanks!
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Darn, how did I miss this? Thank you so much for posting it. I want to listen to Elizabeth Bowen.
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Thank you so much! I've just stripped off my rubber gloves for a respite from cleaning house and am so excited to have this link to come back to later!
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Toby: Sometimes I get a little overwhelmed by all that is available online from the BBC. I never quite know what to listen to first.
Vintage Reading: I quite enjoyed the Bowen. Seemed more of a lecture than an interview.
Darlene: Well I am glad you are taking a break from cleaning.
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Fabulous! Thanks so much for posting this, I'm off to check it out right now.
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Amen to that, Thomas: the BBC has it's critics, but I for one think it's one of the best things we Brits ever did!
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Ash: You will love it.
Teadevotee: The Brits have done a few things worth applauding, but I think I would agree it is one of the best.
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