Table of Contents

General introduction Boris Ford; Part I. The Cultural and Social Setting: 1. The cultural and social setting Roy Shaw and Gwen Shaw; Part II. Studies in the Individual Arts: 2. Music Paul Griffiths; 3. Ballet Fernau Hall; 4. The visual arts Peter Fuller; 5. New towns Andrew Saint; 6. The third programme Boris Ford; 7. The crafts Christopher Frayling; 8. Literature and drama Gilbert Phelps; 9. Film Neil Sinyard; 10. Architecture Joseph Rykwert; 11. Housing at Roehampton Simon Pepper; 12. Industrial design John Heskett; Part III. Appendix: Further reading and reference Alan Munton; Index Elma M. Forbes.

Reviews

' … an ambitious, readable, and well-illustrated guide to the arts in Britain …' Asa Briggs, The Sunday Times

' … will interest, entertain and occasionally even provoke …' Times Educational Supplement