Ban this filth! : letters from the Mary Whitehouse archive
Whitehouse, Mary, 1910-20012012
Book
The launch of Mary Whitehouse's 'Clean Up TV' campaign made the Christian school-teacher a media star overnight. Over the next 37 years, her name became a byword for censoriousness. All the letters this campaigner sent, and most of the many thousands she received, were preserved. Sifting through this unique compendium of outrage and affront, Ben Thompson uncovers a startling new perspective on Mary Whitehouse's stand against a tsunami of swearing and sexual license.
Main title:
Ban this filth! : letters from the Mary Whitehouse archive / edited by Ben Thompson ; based on an idea by Jonny Trunk and Jo Wheeler.
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Imprint:
London : Faber and Faber, 2012.London : Faber and Faber, 2012.
Collation:
vii, 406 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780571281497 (hbk)
Dewey class:
303.376092A303.376092WHI303.376
Language:
English
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BRN:
230978