Summer of Rockets writer talks about the childhood traumas he revisited for BBC Two cold war series From the story of "lost" Prince John to the experiences of a black jazz band in the 1930s, Stephen Poliakoff's elegant excavations of Britain's past have won him critical acclaim and a wide audience. Now he has turned to his own family history and his "violent" experience of boarding school as a boy to create his most personal drama yet. Summer of Rockets, which begins on BBC Two this month, draws...
Stephen Poliakoff: how my boarding school hell inspired new spy drama
The Guardian - 11 May 2019 16:00
Summer of Rockets writer talks about the childhood traumas he revisited for BBC Two cold war series From the story of "lost" Prince John to the experiences of a black jazz band in the 1930s, Stephen Poliakoff's elegant excavations of Britain's past have won him critical acclaim and a wide audience. Now he has turned to his own family history and his "violent" experience of boarding school as a boy to create his most personal drama yet. Summer of Rockets, which begins on BBC Two this month, draws...
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