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There are typescripts of two versions of the play (folios 1 and 16), followed by the BBC script (folio 36).

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The part of Nessie was written for the actress Effie Morrison.

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The contents are as follows. (i) Carbon copy of the original typescript, undated (folio 1); (ii) BBC script of the broadcast, 1946 (folio 22); (iii) BBC script of a broadcast in Hindustani, 1946 (folio 42); (iv) Typescript of a version for television, circa l955 (folio 66).

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The contents are as follows. (i) Original typescript with manuscript corrections, ?1951 (folio l); (ii) Broadcast script, 1952 (folio 37); (iii) Parts 1 and 2 of the broadcast script, with manuscript corrections, 1956 (folio 97). The corrections were to anglicise the text, and were incorporated into MS.26393, folios 59-109.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This series contains typescripts of, and associated working papers for, scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin for broadcast media. Outputs include plays, short stories, and documentaries for radio as well as television productions. Some productions were not aired. The working papers include developmental and editorial notes. Also included are administrative papers relating to the process of broadcasting. Additionally, some promotional materials and related correspondence are included.

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Robert McLellan's early plays were intended for the stage, but he later wrote for both radio and television. Not all were published, and many circulated in typescript copies.

Scope and Contents Typescript, 1997, first draft, with annotations by the author. Folios i-80Developmental notes, 1997, of Ian Rankin relating to the development of the plot and characters in his radio play ‘The Third Gentleman’.Includes working notes, research, and editorial notes of Ian Rankin. Includes references to second, third, and fourth drafts. Most of the notes are undated. The arrangement of the notes has been suggested by development of themes and revisions....

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This series contains typescripts of, and associated working papers for, scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin for broadcast media. Outputs include plays, short stories, and documentaries for radio as well as television productions. Some productions were not aired. The working papers include developmental and editorial notes. Also included are administrative papers relating to the process of broadcasting. Additionally, some promotional materials and related correspondence are included.

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Typescript proof, 1995, with annotations by the author. Folios 1-87.

Schedule for reading from the BBC, 1995. Folios 88-93.

Pronunciation Sheet, 1995. Folios 94-95.

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Includes correspondence concerning her own writing and her work on John Buchan, Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.

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Most of the typescripts are undated, and relatively few have been published. Some of the one-act plays were written for amateur drama groups competing in Scottish Community Drama festivals. Joe Corrie sometimes wrote more than one play with the same plot, and he would alter an act of a longer play to make it a one-act play in its own right. He also adapted some of his stage plays for broadcasting.

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This series contains typescripts of, and associated working papers for, scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin for broadcast media. Outputs include plays, short stories, and documentaries for radio as well as television productions. Some productions were not aired. The working papers include developmental and editorial notes. Also included are administrative papers relating to the process of broadcasting. Additionally, some promotional materials and related correspondence are included.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This series contains typescripts of, and associated working papers for, scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin for broadcast media. Outputs include plays, short stories, and documentaries for radio as well as television productions. Some productions were not aired. The working papers include developmental and editorial notes. Also included are administrative papers relating to the process of broadcasting. Additionally, some promotional materials and related correspondence are included.

Scope and Contents

This series contains typescripts of, and associated working papers for, scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin for broadcast media. Outputs include plays, short stories, and documentaries for radio as well as television productions. Some productions were not aired. The working papers include developmental and editorial notes. Also included are administrative papers relating to the process of broadcasting. Additionally, some promotional materials and related correspondence are included.

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This series contains typescripts of, and associated working papers for, scripts and screenplays by Ian Rankin. The working papers include development and editorial notes. Also included are administrative papers relating to the process of broadcasting and performances. Additionally, some administrative correspondence, promotional materials, and ephemera are included.

Scope and Contents Annotated typescripts of 'Elementary, My Dear Rankin', 1998, with author's and others' annotations. Folios 1-55.Research, working notes, and editorial notes of Ian Rankin for his radio documentary 'Elementary, My Dear Rankin', 1998. Includes synopses of episodes, location notes, and research on the history of detectives and police in Britain.Includes email from Ian Docherty (Folio 62).Folios 56-72.Administrative documents and...

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The plays include an adaptation of Tom Hanlin's novel ‘Once in every lifetime’ (London, 1945) (folio 29) and three plays (folios 1, 86, 137) related to his short stories (MS.27421, folios 13, 83, 102). There are two versions of the play 'One more chance' (folios 86, 112).

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The contents are as follows. (i) Dramatised biographies of Pandita Ramabai (folio 1) and Theodore Pennell (folio 14), broadcast on the children's radio programme 'Pioneers for the Kingdom', 1937. 'Pandita Ramabai' has numerous manuscripts corrections. (ii) 'The Thought-Recorder', a play for television, undated (folio 39). It was originally written under the pseudonym 'Juniper Struan'.

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Joe Corrie worked as a miner in Fife and Ayrshire, and many of his plays and stories are set in mining communities. He was a prolific writer who published a number of plays, several collections of poetry, and two novels, as well as numerous stories and articles in newspapers. Many of his plays were popular with amateur dramatic groups.

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Typescript, 1995, early draft; with annotations by the author. Folios 1-73.

Typescript, 1993, first draft; with annotations by the author. Folios 74-136.

Typescript, 1993, 'The Serpent's Back: a 60-minute radio drama by Ian Rankin, a few provisional scenes'; annotated 'somegood stuff in here' by the author. Folios 137-147.

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Typescript, 1995, later draft; with annotations by the author. Folios i-82.

Typescript, 1995, later draft/rewrite; with annotations by the author. Folios 83-167.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This series contains typescripts of, and associated working papers for, scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin for broadcast media. Outputs include plays, short stories, and documentaries for radio as well as television productions. Some productions were not aired. The working papers include developmental and editorial notes. Also included are administrative papers relating to the process of broadcasting. Additionally, some promotional materials and related correspondence are included.

Scope and Contents 'Borrowed time’. Annotated typescript, undated, with author's annotations. Folios 1-19.'Cinderella and Studz: a radio romance; a play for radio by Ian J. Rankin'. Typescript, 1984. Includes correspondence from Stewart Conn, Senior Drama Producer (Radio) for the BBC. Folio 20. Folios 20-34.'Mr Eliot on Margate Sands’. Typescript, 1984. Folios 35-61.'Crime Stories by Ian Rankin: 3. The Hanged Man', short story read on BBC radio. Typescript of BBC Radio...