That Was Satire, That Was: Beyond the Fringe, the Establishment Club,

That Was Satire, That Was: Beyond the Fringe, the Establishment Club, "Private Eye" and "That Was the Week That Was"

by HumphreyCarpenter (Author)

Synopsis

At the 1960 Edinburgh Festival, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller and Alan Bennett changed the face of British comedy with their satire. This study examines the political and social conditions which inspired them.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 320
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: W&N
Published: 10 Jul 2000

ISBN 10: 0575065885
ISBN 13: 9780575065888

Author Bio
Humphrey Carpenter was born in 1946. After Oxford, he worked for the BBC, and then became a freelance writer. He has written numerous prize-winning biographies as well as a highly successful children's book series. He is a regular book reviewer for the Sunday Times, and was the director of the Cheltenham Festival of Literature 1994-6.