Reading Aloud; Beerbohm One Shot

12/26/1966

BEERBOHM:HOSTS& GUESTS ONE SHOT 2 COPIES

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Series: Reading Aloud
Program: Beerbohm One Shot
Series Description: William Cavness reads works of literature on-air. According to Cavness' oral history of the beginnings of Reading Aloud, the series came about, in part, due to the Soviet ban of the work Dr. Zhivago in the Fall of 1958, and the books fourth edition falling out of print in the United States. As such Dr. Zhivago became the first work Cavness read, and the resulting success, directly lead to the creation of the series which ran until Cavness' retirement from WGBH in 1991. Series release date: 11/24/1958
Program Description: Series description: William Cavness reads works of literature on-air. According to Cavness' oral history of the beginnings of Reading Aloud, the series came about, in part, due to the Soviet ban of the work Dr. Zhivago in the Fall of 1958, and the books fourth edition falling out of print in the United States. As such Dr. Zhivago became the first work Cavness read, and the resulting success, directly lead to the creation of the series which ran until Cavness' retirement from WGBH in 1991.
Duration: 00:29:30
Asset Type: Broadcast program
Media Type: Audio
Genres: Performance in a Studio
Topics: Literature
Creators: Cavness, William (Series Producer)
Citation: Chicago: “Reading Aloud; Beerbohm One Shot,” 12/26/1966, GBH Archives, accessed July 26, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/A_EA0B9F62A56040B2BD4F42A096CA91DF.; MLA: “Reading Aloud; Beerbohm One Shot.” 12/26/1966. GBH Archives. Web. July 26, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/A_EA0B9F62A56040B2BD4F42A096CA91DF>.; APA: Reading Aloud; Beerbohm One Shot. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/A_EA0B9F62A56040B2BD4F42A096CA91DF

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