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Social activist, writer and broadcaster Dr Stocks discusses her career, in the pioneering 成人论坛 Home Service series from July 1964.

Launched in 1952 on the 成人论坛 Home Service, Frankly Speaking was a novel, ground breaking series. Unrehearsed and unscripted, the traditional interviewee/interviewer pairing was initially jettisoned for three interviewers firing direct questions. Early critics described it as 'unkempt', 'an inquisition' and described the guest as prey being cornered, quarry being pursued - with calls to axe the unscripted interview. But the format won out and eventually won over its detractors.

Only 40 or so of the original 100 programmes survive.

First broadcast on the 成人论坛 Home Service in 1964.