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Alan Sillitoeβs Down from the Hill
How drawing maps from an early age inspired the British postwar writer
βI almost learned to read a map before I learned to read. I still have that fascination.β How maps inspired Alan Sillitoe, one of Britainβs most important postwar writers.
Also on the programme: a review of Eric Rohmerβs film Full Moon in Paris; Dame Kiri Te Kanawa on performing in Richard Straussβ Der Rosen Kavalier.
Presented by Roger Fenby.
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive
This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project
