Author: ambler1

Love on the Dole was adapted many times for radio and TV between 1936 and 1980 (predominantly by the BBC - there was only one  - very good - ITV TV adaptation in 1967). But many other creative works by Greenwood were also broadcast. This is the first account of just how much of a… Continue reading New Article: Walter Greenwood on Radio and TV

This was a bit buried in 'Greenwood's Other Books', so I'm giving it a bit more prominence in its own right. Walter Greenwood’s Memoir: There Was a Time (1967). Best Chris.

In fact, I wrote this two years ago, but it has been rather buried in 'Greenwood's Other Books'. I thought it would be good to give it its own billing, as well as including it there as part of his whole forty year writing career. To Begin at the Beginning: Love on the Dole, the… Continue reading New Article – Love on the Dole: the Novel (1933)

These three pieces were written by Greenwood in 1971 for a theatre programme, and no-one has noticed them since. There are also some good accompanying photographs provided by Greenwood. Three New Autobiographical Pieces by Walter Greenwood Best Chris.

I found these adverts in two theatre programmes - both hope to sell Greenwood's books at the performances of his plays. Both adverts are very simple in style, but choice of font and a discrete logo particularly links them to their brands and to their decades. Cape and Penguin Advertise Greenwood Best Chris.