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Total number of records: 7

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Leeds Poetry7
English Literature7
Brotherton Collection7

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radio adaptations7
radio plays6
correspondence2
verse drama audio2

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Poem Drafts (3)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1973-1974

Ms notes for acknowledgements; carbon copy and typescripts of contents page, a half-title page for the 'Killhope Wheel' sequence, and the poems 'A Strand from Caedmon' and 'The bird is ligamented ...'...

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The People: Revisions

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1974-1979

Typescript letter from Jon Silkin to 'John' (BBC Radio producer John Scotney?), listing suggested revisions to the long poem/verse play 'The People' (16 May 1974); and typescript and ms drafts and rev...

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Gurney: Radio Version (1)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1985

Photocopied typescript of 'Gurney' ([3], 95 pp) with Jon Silkin's ms notes and revisions in green pen. This script is accompanied by ms notes on the play in the hands of Silkin and one other, possibly...

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Treatment and Synopsis (Radio)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1985

Photocopied typescript outlining Jon Silkin's proposed treatment of 'Gurney' [for radio?]. Includes synopsis, information on characters and a discussion of Silkin's intentions in the play. The file al...

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Gurney: Radio Version (2)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1985

Largely clean typescript draft of Gurney adapted for radio ([1], 84 pp) with title-page, 'Gurney: A Play for Radio.'Also held in this file is a copy of the programme for the 'World Premiere' of Gurney...

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Gurney: Radio Version (3)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1986-1987

Revised draft towards a radio version of 'Gurney,' comprising photocopied pages from the Iron Press edition of 'Gurney' (sometimes cut and pasted) with Jon Silkin's ms notes and revisions.Also held in...

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Gurney: Radio Version (4)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1986-1987

Largely clean typescript draft of 'Gurney' adapted for radio ([3], 60 pp), with title-page, 'Gurney: A Radio Drama.'

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