}117740 WHITBREAD BOOK PRIZE: Live coverage of Whitbread
9.11.82 awards for literature. Samuel Whitbread (Director)
KW introduces author Roald Dahl who presents prize to
author William Corbett for 'Song of Pentecost'; John
Grigg (Biographer) presents award for 'Bismarck' by
Edward Crankshaw to Editor Lord Harding accepting on
Crankshaw's behalf; Peter Giddy (Bookseller) presents
award to John Wain for 'Young Shoulders'; Sir David
Holloway of Daily Telegraph presents award to author
Bruce Chatwin for 'On the Black Hill'.
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ENGLAND MS Stephen Phillips at table LIVESPOT intro
London EC1 GV Guests at dinner PAN L-R
Chiswell St MS Guests
Whitbread GV Top table ZOOM as Toastmaster bangs gavel,
HQ introduces SAMUEL WHITBREAD (Director,
Whitbreads) who stands SOF: "Ladies and
Gentlemen, on behalf -- Mr Roald Dahl"
APPLAUSE SOF
MS ROALD DAHL (Author, Children's Section
Judge) stands and SOF: "I believe the
Whitbread --
GV Guests
GV Guests PAN R-L
MS Children's Book covers
'The Song of Pentecost' by
W.J. Corbett, 'War Horse'
by Michael Morpurgo, 'The
Secret World of Polly Flint'
by Helen Cresswell
GV Guests
-- the winner, The Song of Pentecost"
MS William Corbett (Author, building worker
from Birmingham) gets up and receives
prize from Samuel Whitbread
MS SAMUEL WHITBREAD SOF: "I now call on --
and the winner, Mr Grigg"
MS/ZOOM JOHN GRIGG (Biographical Judge) SOF:
"Ladies and gentlemen --
MS Book covers 'Robert
Browning' by Donald Thomas,
'Mussolini' by Denis Mack-
Smith, 'Bismarck' by
Edward Crankshaw
GV Guests
CS Bismarck book cover
-- receive it for him"
MS Lord Harding (Crankshaw's Editor) gets up
and receives award on behalf of Crankshaw
MS SAMUEL WHITBREAD SOF: "The third
category -- announce the winner"
MS PETER GIDDY (MD of Hatchard's, Judge of
Novel category) SOF: "Well, unlike Roald
Dahl --
BV Giddy and guests
MS Book covers, 'Brother of
the more famous Jack' by
Barbara Trapido, 'Sour Sweet'
by Timothy Mo, 'Young
Shoulders' by John Wain
TS Guests ZOOM Barbara
Trapido (Author)
CS 'Young Shoulders' book cover
-- John Wain for 'Young Shoulders'"
MS John Wain gets up and receives prize
MS Walks back to seat
MS SAMUEL WHITBREAD SOF: "Our final
category -- Sir David Holloway of the
Daily Telegraph"
MS SIR DAVID HOLLOWAY (Literary Editor,
Daily Telegraph & one of judges of Best
First Novel) SOF: "Those who care --
BV Holloway and guests
GV Guests listen
CS Book cover 'On the Black
Hill'
-- author is Bruce Chatwin"
MS Bruce Chatwin (Author) walks L-R and
receives prize
MS Walks back and sits
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Archive Tape 19312 82/Y0269 17.21 to 40.15
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