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World Service,21 Feb 1991,28 mins

The Iron Curtain as subject matter

Meridian

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A look at the work of Eastern European playwrights and writers. Following the end of the Iron Curtain, a look at the role of the writers in the movement for change. Also in the programme Joyce Carol Oats the Czech writer Josef Skvorecky and a look at a film star who turned politician in India. Presenter: Christopher Bigsby.

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