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The life and ideas of literary critic and cultural theorist Richard Hoggart, in his own words from the archive and in the words of those knew, loved and were inspired by him.

Best known for his ground-breaking study of working class culture, The Uses of Literacy, published in 1957, Richard Hoggart was a 'scholarship boy' from the back streets of Leeds who became a prime mover in the foundation of cultural studies, a public intellectural and Reith lecturer, Assistant Director-General of UNESCO and a key witness in the Lady Chatterley trial of 1960.

With archive from his many television and radio appearances, Hoggart's prophetic thinking and pertinence today are reflected upon by the author and cultural critic Nathalie Olah, novelist and biographer DJ Taylor, sociologist and writer Dan Evans, the writer Lynsey Hanley and his son, the journalist Paul Hoggart. (Including an extract from an early episode of Granada Television's Coronation Street.)

Produced by Alan Hall
A Falling Tree production for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Three.