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Derek Malcolm
OHP/53 · File · 15 August 2001
Part of Oral history project

Interview with Derek Malcolm, film critic for the Guardian. Conducted by Sara Gaines on 15 August 2001. Also includes a data sheet containing biographical details about the subject and information about the recording and a detailed track guide.

Summary contents of interview (with rough timings):

Disc 1:
Tracks 1-2
Test

Track 3
14.10 Madonna at Cannes for her film tour

Track 4
09.50 Typical week as film editor, watching films Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday
12.00 Having to write in a style that attracts the public to films
14.50 Role of a critic - not just to say what he does and doesn't like

Tracks 5-7
Test

Track 8
03.00 Internal politics in 60/70s, Guardian values divided into two camps - 'hippy camp and old Guardian values'

Track 9
00.00 What makes a good critic

Malcolm; Derek (1932-); film critic