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- [March 1950-1951] (Creation)
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6 items (including 3 audio tapes)
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Comprises audio recordings of 'The Face of Violence' radio play which was first broadcast on the BBC Third Programme (28 March 1950), written by Bronowski and produced by Douglas Cleverdon. The BBC entered the play for the Italia Prize in 1951 and it won joint first place.
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Existence and location of copies
There are digital copies of the recordings at Jesus College. There are also copies of 'The Face of Violence' radio play in the British Library Sound Archive on shellac disks and audio tapes, and in the BBC archives on vinyl disk and audio tape. The copies at the BBC and British Library have not been digitised.
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Publication note
The text of 'The Face of Violence' play was published in 'The Face of Violence: An essay with a play' (Turnstile Press, London, 1954).