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'''Kenneth Allsop''' (29 January 1920 &ndash; 23 May 1973) was a British broadcaster, author and naturalist.:<ref>Mark Andresen: ''Field of Vision: The Broadcast Life of Kenneth Allsop''</ref><ref>{{IMDb name|1522204}}</ref> He was married in [[St Peter's Church, Ealing]] in March 1942.<ref>''Field of Vision: The Broadcast Life of Kenneth Allsop''</ref> Allsop was a regular reporter on the [[BBC News|BBC current affairs]] programme ''[[Tonight (1957 TV series)|Tonight]]'' during the 1960s. He also was [[Rector of Edinburgh University]] and won the [[John Llewellyn Rhys Prize]]. In 1958 he wrote what is widely seen{{by whom|date=July 2015}} as being the definitive account of 1950s British literature,{{citation needed|date=January 2014}} ''The Angry Decade'',<ref name="Allsop">{{cite book|title=''The Angry Decade; A Survey of the Cultural Revolt of the Nineteen Fifties''|author=Allsop, Kenneth|year=1958|location=London|publisher=Peter Owen Ltd}}</ref> remarkable not only for its content but also for its closing remarks that: "In this technologically triumphant age, when the rockets begin to scream up towards the moon but the human mind seems at an even greater distance, anger has a limited use. Love has a wider application, and it is that which needs describing wherever it can be found so that we may all recognise it and learn its use."
'''Kenneth Allsop''' (29 January 1920 &ndash; 23 May 1973) was a British broadcaster, author and naturalist.<ref>Mark Andresen: ''Field of Vision: The Broadcast Life of Kenneth Allsop''</ref><ref>{{IMDb name|1522204}}</ref> He was married in [[St Peter's Church, Ealing]] in March 1942.<ref>''Field of Vision: The Broadcast Life of Kenneth Allsop''</ref> Allsop was a regular reporter on the [[BBC News|BBC current affairs]] programme ''[[Tonight (1957 TV series)|Tonight]]'' during the 1960s. He also was [[Rector of Edinburgh University]] and won the [[John Llewellyn Rhys Prize]]. In 1958 he wrote what is widely seen{{by whom|date=July 2015}} as being the definitive account of 1950s British literature,{{citation needed|date=January 2014}} ''The Angry Decade'',<ref name="Allsop">{{cite book|title=''The Angry Decade; A Survey of the Cultural Revolt of the Nineteen Fifties''|author=Allsop, Kenneth|year=1958|location=London|publisher=Peter Owen Ltd}}</ref> remarkable not only for its content but also for its closing remarks that: "In this technologically triumphant age, when the rockets begin to scream up towards the moon but the human mind seems at an even greater distance, anger has a limited use. Love has a wider application, and it is that which needs describing wherever it can be found so that we may all recognise it and learn its use."


The [[inquest]] on his death recorded an [[open verdict]], despite having found that it was brought about by an [[overdose of barbiturates]]. He is buried at [[Powerstock]] in [[Dorset]].{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}
The [[inquest]] on his death recorded an [[open verdict]], despite having found that it was brought about by an [[overdose of barbiturates]]. He is buried at [[Powerstock]] in [[Dorset]].{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}

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Kenneth Allsop
Born(1920-01-29)29 January 1920
Holbeck, Yorkshire, England
Died23 May 1973(1973-05-23) (aged 53)
Bridport, Dorset, England
OccupationBroadcaster, author and naturalist
NationalityBritish
Period20th century

Kenneth Allsop (29 January 1920 – 23 May 1973) was a British broadcaster, author and naturalist.[1][2] He was married in St Peter's Church, Ealing in March 1942.[3] Allsop was a regular reporter on the BBC current affairs programme Tonight during the 1960s. He also was Rector of Edinburgh University and won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. In 1958 he wrote what is widely seen[by whom?] as being the definitive account of 1950s British literature,[citation needed] The Angry Decade,[4] remarkable not only for its content but also for its closing remarks that: "In this technologically triumphant age, when the rockets begin to scream up towards the moon but the human mind seems at an even greater distance, anger has a limited use. Love has a wider application, and it is that which needs describing wherever it can be found so that we may all recognise it and learn its use."

The inquest on his death recorded an open verdict, despite having found that it was brought about by an overdose of barbiturates. He is buried at Powerstock in Dorset.[citation needed]

List of works

  • The Sun Must Die (1949)
  • Silver Flame (1950)
  • The Daybreak Edition (1951)
  • The Angry Decade (1958)
  • Rare Bird (1959)
  • Question of Obscenity (1960) (with Robert Pitman)
  • The Bootleggers (1961)
  • Adventure Lit Their Star (1949) (winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize)
  • Strip Jack Naked (1972)
  • Harriet Beecher Stowe (1971)
  • Hard Travellin': The Hobo and his History (1972)
  • In the Country (1973)
  • Letters to his Daughter (1974)
  • One and All: Two Years in the Chilterns (1991)
Academic offices
Preceded by Rector of the University of Edinburgh
1969–1972 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ Mark Andresen: Field of Vision: The Broadcast Life of Kenneth Allsop
  2. ^ Kenneth Allsop at IMDb
  3. ^ Field of Vision: The Broadcast Life of Kenneth Allsop
  4. ^ Allsop, Kenneth (1958). The Angry Decade; A Survey of the Cultural Revolt of the Nineteen Fifties. London: Peter Owen Ltd.


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