Ruskin Park : Sylvia, me and the BBC
Cellan-Jones, Rory2023
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Rory Cellan-Jones knew he was the child of a love affair between two BBC employees. But until his mother died and he found a file labelled 'For Rory' he knew little of its beginning or ending. Or why his peculiarly isolated childhood had so tested the bond between him and Sylvia as she single-parented two sons in a one-bedroom flat, while working full-time, through the 1950s and 60s. This is a compelling account of what Rory uncovered in the papers, letters and diaries; of a relationship between two romantics and the restrictive forces of post-war respectability and prejudice that ended it. It is also an evocation of the centrifugal force at the centre of all their lives - the BBC itself. Both tender and troubling, the drama moves from wartime radio broadcasts to the golden era of TV drama. His father may have directed The Forsyte saga and Rory may have watched him from afar, but he would never actually meet him until adulthood, when the damage to his mother's life had already been done.
Main title:
Ruskin Park : Sylvia, me and the BBC / Rory Cellan-Jones.
Author:
Cellan-Jones, Rory, author
Imprint:
London : September Publishing, 2023.
Collation:
320 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781914613432 (hbk. :)
Language:
English
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BRN:
5580322
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Sheen Library | Adult Non-fiction | 384.55Non-fiction - Lives | Reservation awaiting collection (Set: 07 May 2024) |
| Hampton Library | Adult Non-fiction | 384.55Non-fiction - Lives | Available |
| Richmond Lending Library | Adult Non-fiction | 384.55Non-fiction - Lives | Available |
| Teddington Library | Adult Non-fiction | 384.55Non-fiction - Lives | Available |
| Twickenham Library | Adult Non-fiction | 384.55Non-fiction - Lives | Available |
| Whitton Library | Adult Non-fiction | 384.55Non-fiction - Lives | Onloan - Due: 20 May 2024 |