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Papers of Peter Atkin

Title	Papers of Peter Atkin
Reference	GBR/0275/Atkin
Creator	Peter Richard Atkin (b 1945)
Covering Dates	1994–2007
Extent and Medium	10 boxes
Repository	St John's College Library

Content and context

Atkin studied at St John's College, graduating BA in 1968. Between 1995 and 2005 he produced and directed 396 fifteen-minute episodes narrating the history of Britain and the British Empire for BBC Radio 4. The series, written by Christopher Lee, was titled 'This Sceptred Isle' and was narrated by many distinguished actors. In 2005 and 2007, Atkin collaborated with Frederic Raphael to produce a radio adaptation of 'The Glittering Prizes' and its sequel, the original radio drama series 'Fame and Fortune'.

Scripts, schedules, correspondence, and studio recordings on Digital Audio Tape and CD.

Given by Peter Atkin, March 2009.

Access and Use

Please cite as St John's College Library, Papers of Peter Atkin

St John's Library/Atkin contains:

'This Sceptred Isle'.
8 boxes.

1994–2006

'The Glittering Prizes' by Frederic Raphael. Marked-up and annotated studio scripts, other papers and audio CDs for the radio adaptation broadcast in four episodes on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
1 box.

2005

'Fame & Fortune (The Glittering Prizes II)' by Frederic Raphael. Marked-up and annotated studio scripts and audio CDs for six episodes broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
1 box.

2007

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