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- 3 August 1962-15 November 1973 (Creation)
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1 file
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Comprises correspondence with the BBC mainly relating to radio and television broadcasts.
Subjects include: publishing talks by Bronowski on Shakespeare (1964); audio tape of Bronowski's discussion with John Maddox and Mary Stocks (1964); 'A New Dialogue on Two World Systems' winning an Ohio State award given by the Institute of education by Radio-Television, Columbus (1965); proposals for Bronowski to appear on 'Any Questions?' radio programme; broadcasting 'The Identity of Man' lectures; a programme on Sir Julian Huxley to be broadcast on his 80th birthday (1967) with a copy of Bronowski's notes for his contribution; filming an interview with Bronowski in Atlanta, Georgia, to appear in 'Towards Tomorrow' (1967) on Utopian themes; films on Leonardo da Vinci and William Blake; an article that Bronowski wrote for the Radio Times on 'The Realism of William Blake'; a proposal for the Salk Institute to appear on 'Tomorrow's World' television programme (1969); proposed and planned appearances of Bronowski on 'Panorama' (1969) and 'A Chance to Meet' (1972) television programmes; and a request for Bronowski to be involved with the televising of a chess event (1973).
Individual correspondents include Aubrey Singer, Martin Esslin, George Steedman, Adrian Malone (on subjects including asking Bronowski to recommend him to Francis Crick), David Kennard (producer, religious programmes) and Michael Bowen (producer, 'Any Questions?').
Also contains a preliminary outline of 'Utopian Theme' by Paul Turner and a poem by Robert Reid about 'The Ascent of Man'.