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BfK 6 January 1981

January 1, 1981/in /by Richard Hill

Jon Pertwee as Worzel, from the cover of Worzel Gummidge goes to the Seaside (Picture Puffin)

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Editorial 6: January 1981
News and comment from the Editor.
The Tie-In Business
TV producers and Publishers explain.
Maggie
Joan Lingard talks about putting her books on the TV screen.
Authorgraph No.6: Bernard Ashley
Bernard Ashley interviewed by Pat Triggs.
Talking Point: If it’s good, why keep it to yourself?
Kevin Jeffrey describes how his bookshop changed its outlook.
Turning a Book into a TV Series
Tony Bradman describes how the TV series was made.
Be Our Guest… Bill Boyle looks at some recent poetry anthologies
Poetry - a look at some new anthologies.
Multi-cultural Supplement
A follow-up to Books for Keeps No. 4.
Take Hart
Tony Hart talks about television, children and art.
BfK News: January 1981
News about what's happening in the children's book world.
Sound & Vision: January 1981
News and views about books on radio, TV and in films.
How to… Make your Book Bonanza a Sickcess
David Bennett, Head of English at the George Spencer Comprehensive School in Stapleford, Nottingham, describes their Fungus the Bogeyman Book Bonanza.
SBA Services & Publications
A range of items which help you help children come to books with interest and pleasure.

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