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Series title:The Best Ideas You'll Hear TonightHierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Item number (ISN):513754Type of material:Sound recordingsFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, RADIO: IDEASAccession:1972-0015Media:SoundPart:1 of 1Release date:1966-04-11Production company:Canadian Broadcasting CorporationCountry of production:cnDistributor name:Canadian Broadcasting CorporationDescription:Theme: Scientific Criticism. Part 1 - The Nature and Function of Scientific Criticism. A talk by Bill Whitehead, Ideas science editor, about: science, scientific criticism, aesthetic experience in science, ethical judgement in science. Part 2 - Scientific Satire Mathematics and Science. A talk by Bill Whitehead, Ideas Science Editor, about: science, scientific satire. The Whitehead talk is accompanied by recordings of the satirical songs of Tom Lehrer and the dialogues of Mike Nicholls and Elaine May. Also there is a reading from the satirical work of Jonathan Swift by Timothy Findley. Part 3 - The Sound of English. A talk by [A.C. Gimson], Reader in Phonetics at the University of London, about: linguistics, English, the English language, the English speaking world, British English, non-British English, English in Australia, English in Ghana, English in Nigeria, English in India. (Talk provided through the facilities of the B.B.C. transcription service.) <1h 1mn>Language:EnglishDetailed holdings information: -
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