Samuel Beckett: 'The Kindest Man in the World' (1989)

A program exploring the Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet, Samuel Beckett. Includes contributions from friend and publisher John Calder and actress Billie Whitelaw.

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[Wrenasmir]

This is such a wonderful program about Beckett, thank you for sharing it. So powerful to hear the reflections made on Beckett while he was at this point in the last year of his life, still within the decade of his last great trilogy.

[janethayes]

I just LOVE the programs I find here. Thank you. You are one of my favorite channels.

[jon]

Thank you for uploading this excellent programme.

[nicte]

@14:45 I couldn't go fast enough and how she did it @20:05 where the name waiting for Godot came from

[barrym]

What was the original source of the original broadcast, ?

[michaelboylan]

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