Paperweight (book)
Encyclopedia
Paperweight is a collection of writings by Stephen Fry
, first published in the United Kingdom
in 1992.
The book contains a wide selection of Fry's journalism, including comment pieces, reviews and criticism.
There are transcripts of several radio
performances, including 22 appearances from BBC Radio 4
's Loose Ends
show in the character of eccentric Cambridge
philologist
Professor Donald Trefusis, who would appear as a major character in Fry's first novel, The Liar.
The book also includes the script of a play Latin! (or Tobacco and Boys.), an early work by Fry set in a public school, which won the "Fringe First" prize at the Edinburgh Festival
in 1980. It is undergoing a 2009 revival with performances opening on June 23 at London's The Cock Tavern Theatre
, directed by Adam Spreadbury-Maher.
Stephen Fry
Stephen John Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter and film director, and a director of Norwich City Football Club. He first came to attention in the 1981 Cambridge Footlights Revue presentation "The Cellar Tapes", which also...
, first published in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in 1992.
The book contains a wide selection of Fry's journalism, including comment pieces, reviews and criticism.
There are transcripts of several radio
Radio programming
Radio programming is the Broadcast programming of a Radio format or content that is organized for Commercial broadcasting and Public broadcasting radio stations....
performances, including 22 appearances from BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
's Loose Ends
Loose Ends (radio)
Loose Ends is a British radio programme originally broadcast on Saturday mornings, and then transmitted early Saturday evenings from 1998 by BBC Radio 4. It was hosted by Ned Sherrin until he became ill in late 2006 with a reported throat infection, and later throat cancer...
show in the character of eccentric Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
philologist
Philology
Philology is the study of language in written historical sources; it is a combination of literary studies, history and linguistics.Classical philology is the philology of Greek and Classical Latin...
Professor Donald Trefusis, who would appear as a major character in Fry's first novel, The Liar.
The book also includes the script of a play Latin! (or Tobacco and Boys.), an early work by Fry set in a public school, which won the "Fringe First" prize at the Edinburgh Festival
Edinburgh Festival
The Edinburgh Festival is a collective term for many arts and cultural festivals that take place in Edinburgh, Scotland each summer, mostly in August...
in 1980. It is undergoing a 2009 revival with performances opening on June 23 at London's The Cock Tavern Theatre
The Cock Tavern Theatre
The Cock Tavern Theatre was a multi-award winning pub theatre located in the heart of Kilburn in the north-west of London. The venue specialised in new works and critical revivals...
, directed by Adam Spreadbury-Maher.