Description: End of an interview with writer Anthony Burgess, followed by discussion while cutaways are being shot, and then Lydon recording reasks of his questions. Interview covers his book "The End of the World News: An Entertainment". He talks of television, and its effect on society. He talks about American writers and language. He discusses parenting, his son's suicide attempt, and the current generation. He talks about musicians. Editor's note: Content given off the record was edited out of this footage.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/12/1983
Description: 1) Boston Teachers Union president Kathy Kelly decries layoffs. Boston Schools Superintendent Robert Spillane says staffing will remain steady. 2) Gov. Michael Dukakis on local aid package. 3) State Supreme Court upholds ban on urea formaldehyde foam insulation; UFFI being blown into shingles. 4) Interview with Michael Rezendes on political favors inside Boston City Hall and BRA. 5) People scurry to open IRAs at Fidelity by tax deadline; Shawmut Bank exterior. 6) Film critic Sam Kaplan comments on Oscars. Anchors Lydon and McGrath.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/12/1983