Interviews
with NMM Entries are listed in order of the date of the interview, with the first 2 digits of the item code being the last two digits of the year of publication (e.g. L56.. indicating 1956) Where known, the date on the interview is given in preference to the date of publication. |
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L6230 | "My Children . . . Such Wonderful People to Have as Friends" (interview/article by Rosalie Macrae) | |||
3 Apr 1962 | pp 5 of "The Daily Express" - headlined
as "Remarkable Mothers No.2: Naomi Mitchison" Interview took place on part of a rail journey from Rotherham to Glasgow |
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L6410 | "Tribal Advisor" (uncredited interview) | |||
20 Jan 1964 | pp 13 of "The Times" | |||
L6510 | "Freedom-Fighter" (interview by Stephanie Nettell) | |||
Jan 1965 | pp 14 & 16 of "Books and Bookmen" (v10.#4) Note: An interview together with a review of When We Become Men (book A1040) |
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L6840 | "Of Course I Had to Rebel ..." (interview by Ellen Grehan) | |||
13 May 1968 | pp ?? of "Scottish Daily Record" in the "Frankly Speaking" column - Illustrated with photograph of NMM | |||
L6870 | "Scots Tribal Mother" (interview) | |||
Oct 1968 | pp ??-?? of "Nova" (v??.#??) - Illustrated with photograph of NMM | |||
L6890 | "Tribal Mum Naomi Ran a Birth Control Clinic Under a Bush" (interview by William Foster) | |||
22 Nov 1968 | pp ?? of "Watford Evening Echo" - a Hertfordshire newspaper. Includes a thumbnail photograph of NMM | |||
up to 1969 1970-1979 1980-1989 1990 & later |
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L7820 | "Always be Ready to Pack a Suitcase" (interview by Gwen Cunningham) | |||
Feb/Mar 1978 | pp 8 of the 12 Apr 1978 issue of "The Australian Women's Weekly" . The interview was conducted in Adelaide at about the time of the 1978 Adelaide Festival where NMM gave a reading - see V7820. | |||
L7825 | "The Incredible, the Invincible Naomi" (biography/interview by Freda Irvin9) | |||
12 Mar 1978 | pp 80 of the 12 Mar 1978 issue of "The Sydney Morning Herald" - Illustrated with a photograph of NMM | |||
L7910 | "Naomi Mitchison - Self-Interview" (interview) | |||
1979 | pp 37-51 of "Studies in Scottish Literature"
(#14) - now available online for free download here |
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L7920 | "No easy way" (interview by Suzanne Lowry) | |||
25 Feb 1979 | pp 40 of "The Observer" | |||
L7950 | "The Lady is a Rebel" (interview with Janet Watts) | |||
1 Jul 1979 | pp 56-61 of "The Observer - Colour
Supplement" Illustration: Photographs by Richard Farley |
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L7955 | "Talking to the Grand Old Lady of Kintyre" (interview by Avril Groom) | |||
5 Jul 1979 | pp 17 of "The Daily Telegraph" | |||
L7960 | "Rosemary Long Talks to Naomi Mitchison" (interview) | |||
16 Jul 1979 | pp 6 of "Evening Times" - Illustrated with photograph of NMM | |||
up to 1969 1970-1979 1980-1989 1990 & later |
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L8050 | "Interview with Russell Harty"
(interview) Info from Radio Times - 19 Jun 1980 - ?? article as well as programme |
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L8140 | "The Greatest Health-bringer of All" (interview by Simon Berry) | |||
22 May 1981 | pp 21 of "The Times Education Supplement
Scotland" Illustration: Photograph by Antonia Reeve |
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L8260 | " 'We had dances on board with some of the crew . . .' " (interview by Mary Russell) | |||
26 Aug 1982 | pp 15 of "The Guardian" | |||
L8450 | "How can I, being a woman, write all that down ?" (interview by Leonie Caldecott) | |||
12 Jul 1984 | pp 14-15 & 22 of "The Listener"
(v112.#2866) Interview subtitled "Women of Our Century: Naomi Mitchison" and follows on from BBC 2 programme on Fri 6 Jul 1984 - see T6350 |
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1984 | pp 11-?? of Women of Our Century (ed. Leonie Caldecott) pub. ENGLAND, London: BBC Ariel Books - pb - 144pp. This is a book of collected BBC interviews. | |||
L8770 | "A Life With Nothing Left Out" (interview) | |||
Oct 1987 | pp 6-8 of "The Scotsman Magazine - Colour
Supplement" (v8.#7) Illustration: Liberally illustrated with photos. Notes: Magazine cover has photo and caption "Naomi at Ninety" |
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L8850 | "Naomi Mitchison talking with Alison Hennegan" (interview) | |||
1988 | pp 169-180 of Writing Lives: Conversations Between Women Writers (ed. Mary Chamberlain) pub. ENGLAND, London: Virago - pb | |||
L8940 | "Taliesin's Successors: Interviews with Authors of Modern Arthurian Literature" (interview by Raymond H Thompson) | |||
15 Apr 1989 | no print version - available online here Note: This is one of several interviews available on this site. The interview was conducted at Carradale. |
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L8960 | "A Life in the Day of Naomi Mitchison" (self-interview, edited by Catherine Macleod) | |||
23 Jul 1989 | pp 66 of "The Sunday Times - Colour
Supplement" Illustration: Photo by David Lavender The first line of this interview, "Dying is quite the most interesting event that is going to happen to me now" became an entry in the "Quote Me" section of "The Times" on 26 July 1989. |
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up to 1969 1970-1979 1980-1989 1990 & later |
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L9790 | "Tale of the Century" (article by Melanie McFadyean) | |||
17 Nov 1997 | pp B8 of "The Guardian" including a
photograph of NMM by Melanie McFadyean This article is an amalgamation of interviews with 3 female centenarians, one being NMM. |
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L0260 | "Naomi Mitchison Interview" (interview by Isobel Murray) | |||
Aug 2002 | pp 67-110 of Scottish Writers Talking 2:
In Interview (ed. Isobel Murray) pub. SCOTLAND, East Linton:
Tuckwell Press - pb - 192pp - £9.99 Note: This is an amalgamation of several interviews over several years. |