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Ljungh, Esse W. - Interview

Item number (ISN):

447445

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1979-03-05

Item number (ISN):

447445

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

LJUNGH, Esse W.

Accession:

1979-0045

Media:

Sound

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1979-03-05

Production company:

Library and Archives Canada

Description:

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An interview of Esse W. Ljungh, CBC drama producer, by Josephine Langham of the Sound Archives Division of the Public Archives of Canada, about: television and the impact of television on radio in the mid-1950s to late-1950s; his career in commercial radio; his earnings in commercial radio; the sudden decline in income because of television; the effects on middle management of the advent CBC television; CBC management's attitudes to television; the influence of the affiliates; the curbing of freedom because of the affiliate policy; radio; the production of Hochhuth's "Soldiers"; the crude style of early television; competition between CBC radio and CBC television; bad management decisions; the differences between the two media of radio and television for a producer; the public nature of a television broadcast; radio in the 1960s; international theatre presentations; the international radio drama productions; the soldiers' network; the high reputation of CBC documentaries; the decline of radio; the phone-in shows; spot announcements; disc jockeys; Ljungh's work in the 1960s; the aim of providing Canadians with the best of international drama; successes and failures; Lorca's "Blood Wedding"; the difficulties of the production; audience reaction; the development of an elite audience for radio; the criticism of the high flown drama; Pinter; international authors; the possibility of rebroadcasting old plays; the Greek dramas; the acting skills of John Scott, Douglas Rain and Mavor Moore; Ljungh's production style; and his emphasis on naturalness. <1h>

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. Josephine Langham was an archivist with the Sound Archives Division of the Public Archives of Canada (currently Library and Archives Canada). ~2. Esse W. Ljungh, a former head of the CBC Radio drama department, died at age 87 on 9 February 1991.

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Vault ISN:

610051

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1979-0045/1

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

R/R

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG
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Conditions of access:

Open

Restrictions on consultation:

~No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Reproduction access:

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

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