The Attenborough Archive
Francine Stock visits the archive of Richard Attenborough in the University of Sussex, which contains over 700 boxes of letters, photos and reviews, as it opens to the public.
Francine Stock visits the archive of Richard Attenborough in the University of Sussex, which contains over 700 boxes of letters, photos, film reviews and a Chelsea shirt signed by John Terry. As it opens to the public for the first time, Richard's son Michael Attenborough reveals the memories that the archive has evoked, like his visit to the set of Gandhi, while archivist Eleanor King takes Francine through some of the vast collection.
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Credit
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Francine Stock |
Broadcast
- Thu 7 Jun 2018 16:00成人快手 Radio 4
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