Playing with Peanuts (Advanced Program)

About this episode

Roger Basick and Gillian Woodward discuss the creator of a famous newspaper character.

Roger Basick and Gillian Woodward talk about the creator of one of the most successful characters in newspaper history. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/playing-with-peanuts/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotlightradio Are you learning English? Are you looking for a way to practice your English? Listen to Spotlight to learn about people and places all around the world. You can learn English words, and even practice English by writing a comment. Visit our website to follow along with the script: http://spotlightenglish.com

People in this episode

Host: Roger Basick

Guest: Gillian Woodward

Topics covered

• Peanuts
• newspaper history
• character creation
• comics
• cultural impact

Keywords

• Peanuts
• Roger Basick
• Gillian Woodward
• newspaper character
• comics history

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