Ffeil / File IH/1 - Radio broadcasts of literary works by Tony Curtis

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Radio broadcasts of literary works by Tony Curtis

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  • 1975-1988 (Creation)

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Radio broadcasts of poetry and prose by Tony Curtis, comprising:

Material relating to a radio poem by Tony Curtis titled 'Islands', narrated by Christine Pritchard, Frank Lincoln, Lindsay Evans and W. H. Roberts, to be broadcast on Radio 4, March-April 1975, comprising: copy of poem, scripted for four voices; copy of libretto of Requiem Mass in Latin and English; letter, 3 March 1975, to Tony Curtis from Edith Thomas, secretary to Dafydd Huw Williams, Radio 4 Talks Producer; records of fees paid to Tony Curtis for the broadcast poem; and press cutting relating to the broadcast.

Script of Tony Curtis's short story 'Throwing the Punch', broadcast 28 January 1982 for the Radio 4 programme 'Morning Story'.

Script of Tony Curtis's short story 'Working with Cyril', broadcast 7 December 1982 for the Radio 4 programme 'Morning Story' and read by John Darran.

Script of Tony Curtis's short story 'Umbrella', broadcast 15 March 1984 for the Radio 4 programme 'Morning Story' and read by Marilyn Le Conte.

Script of Tony Curtis's short story 'Film Night', broadcast 9 April 1985 for the Radio 4 programme 'Morning Story', with photocopied letters to Curtis from 'Morning Story' producer Herbert Williams.

Script comprising discussion of poetry compiled and presented by poet and physician Dannie Abse as part of Radio 3's 'Poetry Now' series, broadcast 7 April 1988, Tony Curtis being one of the poets presented in the talk.

Script of undated radio play by Tony Curtis titled 'Canada Dry', with amendments in Curtis's hand. The play appears to be an adaptation of a short story of the same name by Curtis (see under heading Some Kind of Immortality (Cinnamon Press, 2017) / Throwing the Punch / Short stories by Tony Curtis).

Draft and fair-copy scripts of a radio play by Tony Curtis titled 'Occupied Territory', a work which would eventually develop into Curtis's 2021 novel Darkness in the City of Light (see note on brown card paper in Curtis's hand).
See also under headings Plays by Tony Curtis and Darkness in the City of Light (Seren Books, 2021).

Including annotations/amendments in Tony Curtis's hand.

See also under heading Some Kind of Immortality (Cinnamon Press, 2017) / Throwing the Punch / Short stories by Tony Curtis.

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Scripts arranged in chronological order. Undated script kept at rear of sequence.
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More substantial material kept in marked envelopes.

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  • English

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'Islands': Copy of libretto of Requiem Mass in Latin/English.

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Actor, casting director, dialect consultant, acting coach and lecturer Marilyn Le Conte has lectured in radio acting at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and has taught radio modules at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. As television actor and casting director she is known for Anna Karenina (1977), The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978) and Torchwood: The Story Continues (2017). (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0494201/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm; https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Radioactive_Duologues.html?id=Oo4bAQAAIAAJ&source=kp_author_description&redir_esc=y).

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Poetry Now is currently a weekly four-minute radio series featuring some of the most accomplished and innovative contemporary poets who offer an acoustically rich and reflective look into a single poem. (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/podcasts/series/74641/poetrynow)

Multi-award-winning poet and physician Daniel Abse was born in Cardiff and studied medicine at the University of Wales College of Medicine, Westminster Hospital Medical School, London and King's College London. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dannie_Abse)

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Born in Caernarfon, actor Christine Pritchard was best known in Wales for her rĂ´le as the eponymous witch in 1990s S4C children's show Rala Rwdins. She also featured in numerous Welsh language films and television series such as Glas y Dorlan, Dinas, Pobol y Cwm, Cara Fi, and Anita. Her other roles included appearances on The Indian Doctor, Doctors and Stella. She performed regularly with Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, the national theatre of Wales. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Pritchard)

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For former actor and television announcer Frank Lincoln see, for example: https://www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/32333434 (Welsh language article).

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Lindsay Evans can most likely be identified with: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4858225/

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Actor and teacher William Henry ('W. H.') Roberts was born in Llanfaethlu, Anglesey and studied at Bangor Normal College. He spent most of his working life first as teacher then as headmaster of Newborough School (now Ysgol Santes Dwynwen) on Anglesey. He was involved in early Welsh broadcasting, participating in feature programmes produced by Sam Jones, Ifan O. Williams, Dafydd Gruffydd and John Gwilym Jones. (https://biography.wales/article/s6-ROBE-HEN-1907)

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Poet, writer and radio producer Herbert Williams was born in Trefechan, Aberystwyth. As a producer of BBC Radio 4's Morning Story for many years, he provided vital encouragement for many new writers who have since become established names. (https://www.ylolfa.com/authors/465/herbert-williams#:~:text=As%20a%20producer%20of%20BBC,Competition%2C%20which%20he%20later%20adjudicated; see also, for example: https://www.serenbooks.com/seren-author/herbert-williams/).

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Occupied Territory: For physician and serial killer Dr Marcel Petiot see, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Petiot)

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  • Text: Tony Curtis Papers (June 2021 papers) Box 5 IH/1