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Dr Mary Stocks

Social activist, writer and broadcaster Dr Stocks discusses her career, in the pioneering 麻豆社 Home Service series from July 1964.

Social activist, writer and broadcaster Dr Stocks discusses her career, in the pioneering 麻豆社 Home Service series from July 1964.

Launched in 1952 on the 麻豆社 Home Service, Frankly Speaking was a novel, ground breaking series. Unrehearsed and unscripted, the traditional interviewee/interviewer pairing was initially jettisoned for three interviewers firing direct questions. Early critics described it as 'unkempt', 'an inquisition' and described the guest as prey being cornered, quarry being pursued - with calls to axe the unscripted interview. But the format won out and eventually won over its detractors.

Only 40 or so of the original 100 programmes survive.

First broadcast on the 麻豆社 Home Service in 1964.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 27 Jan 2019 02:15

Broadcasts

  • Tue 21 Apr 2015 18:30
  • Wed 22 Apr 2015 00:30
  • Sat 26 Jan 2019 14:15
  • Sun 27 Jan 2019 02:15