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1. April Revival - 1984
Episode 1 of 5
Tina arrives from England as Vanity Fair’s editor-in-chief. 1980s New York is all glitz and mean streets. Read by the author.
Tina Brown's time as editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair magazine from the mid-1980's to the early 90's.
Barely out of her 30s, she moved to New York to take over Conde Nast's ailing magazine, Vanity Fair.
The culture shock was big, with little time to get her April edition up and running.
Any good ideas?
Abridged in five parts by Katrin Williams.
Read by Tina Brown.
Producer: Duncan Minshull.
First broadcast on Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 4 in November 2017.
Last on
Tue 7 Jul 2026
03:30
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Tina Brown |
| Author | Tina Brown |
| Abridger | Katrin Williams |
| Producer | Duncan Minshull |
Broadcasts
- Mon 20 Nov 2017 13:45Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 4
- Tue 21 Nov 2017 00:30Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 4
- Mon 6 Jul 2026 08:30Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 6 Jul 2026 13:30Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 6 Jul 2026 19:30Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 7 Jul 2026 03:30Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 4 Extra