Trumpet player Alison Balsom and the campaign to revive the works of author Jack Hilton
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The trumpeter and musician Alison Balsom has performed with some of the world’s greatest orchestras. She talks about her latest album, Quiet City. Jack Hilton was a plasterer from Rochdale...
show moreJack Hilton was a plasterer from Rochdale whose groundbreaking writing was praised by both WH Auden and George Orwell. His work fell out of print after the Second World War and he has been largely forgotten. Jack Chadwick, who is running a campaign to revive his works, explains why his works need to be revived.
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Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Eliane Glaser
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