The East Anglian Film Archive, the UK's first regional film archive, offers a unique record of the East of England's social and cultural history. As part of the University of East Anglia, we continue to lead moving image heritage research and inspire audience participation through community projects and events. Our collections represent a broad range of amateur and professional creativity, from 1896 to the present day.
Barbara Cartland Book 'Getting Older'
(About Anglia)
Author Barbara Cartland discusses the ideas in her new book, 'Getting Older, Growing Younger'.
Barbara Cartland talks about the positive attitude to ageing presented in her new book 'Getting Older, Growing Younger'. She advocates staying physically fit, keeping an active brain, maintaining a youthful appearance, and keeping beauty and love in your life. She advises against boredom and 'beige' people.
Dame Barbara Cartland was one of the most commercially successful writers published worldwide during the 20th century. She was particularly celebrated as the author of over 700 romantic novels, many of them set in the Victorian and Edwardian eras and presenting her particular view of gender roles and relationships. She was also known to audiences through her non-fiction publications and magazine articles, television appearances and active social engagement. Her fondness for pink and elaborate dressing made her a distinctive figure, and her own life story was very different from the expectations for the characters in her novels.
Reporter Owen Spencer-Thomas interviewed Cartland at her home near Hatfield, Hertfordshire for this video made to be shown in a news story on Anglia Television early evening news / magazine programme About Anglia.
Get between the covers with some of the brightest literary stars past and present.
In this hyper-digital age, there's something a bit special about the most medium analogue of all. Literary tastes may have changed over the years, but that cool touch of paper, that light swish as each page curves over is as satisfying as ever. But then, the chances are you're reading this in a public library, so you won't need us to tell you about the wonder of books.
The videos collected here celebrate the joys of reading and the agonies of writing, and highlight how literary tastes have changed (or not) over the years. You'll find some of the giants of the literary scene discussing their work, their creative process and their influences. You'll find books of all kinds - fiction, non-fiction, for readers young, old and anything in between - explored, examined, discussed and reviewed. So why not, to borrow a phrase, curl up with a good video?
