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'''''Authors in Focus''''' was a British television series which aired in 1949 on the [[BBC]]. In each episode, a book would be discussed by a "spokesman" and a critic. Four episodes were produced.
'''''Authors in Focus''''' was a British television series which aired in 1949 on the [[BBC]]. In each episode, a book would be discussed by a "spokesman" and a critic. Four episodes were produced.


The books discussed were ''The Triple Challenge'' by [[Francis Williams (journalist)|Francis Williams]],<ref>http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctv/1949-02-04#at-21.30</ref> ''[[The Theory of the Leisure Class]]'' by [[Thorstein Veblen]]<ref>http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctv/1949-03-04#at-21.05</ref> ''Time was Away'' by Alan Ross,<ref>http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctv/1949-04-01#at-20.15</ref> and ''Managers, Men and Morale'' by [[Wilfred Brown, Baron Brown|Wilfred Brown]] and [[Winifred Raphael]].<ref>http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctv/1949-04-29#at-21.45</ref>
The books discussed were ''The Triple Challenge'' by [[Francis Williams (journalist)|Francis Williams]],<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctv/1949-02-04#at-21.30 | title=Schedule - BBC Programme Index }}</ref> ''[[The Theory of the Leisure Class]]'' by [[Thorstein Veblen]]<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctv/1949-03-04#at-21.05 | title=Schedule - BBC Programme Index }}</ref> ''Time was Away'' by Alan Ross,<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctv/1949-04-01#at-20.15 | title=Schedule - BBC Programme Index }}</ref> and ''Managers, Men and Morale'' by [[Wilfred Brown, Baron Brown|Wilfred Brown]] and [[Winifred Raphael]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctv/1949-04-29#at-21.45 | title=Schedule - BBC Programme Index }}</ref>


It should not be confused with a 1954 series which had the same title, but with a different format.
It should not be confused with a 1954 series which had the same title, but with a different format.

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Authors in Focus was a British television series which aired in 1949 on the BBC. In each episode, a book would be discussed by a "spokesman" and a critic. Four episodes were produced.

The books discussed were The Triple Challenge by Francis Williams,[1] The Theory of the Leisure Class by Thorstein Veblen[2] Time was Away by Alan Ross,[3] and Managers, Men and Morale by Wilfred Brown and Winifred Raphael.[4]

It should not be confused with a 1954 series which had the same title, but with a different format.

References

  1. ^ "Schedule - BBC Programme Index".
  2. ^ "Schedule - BBC Programme Index".
  3. ^ "Schedule - BBC Programme Index".
  4. ^ "Schedule - BBC Programme Index".