The Old Boys' Network: A Headmaster's Diaries 1970–1986[3] is the 2009 autobiography by the late headmaster of Westminster School, John Rae. It consists of the journal he kept for most of the period in which he was headmaster of Westminster School (1972– 1986),[4][5] edited by him shortly before his death in December 2006, aged 75.[6][7] It was published by Short Books on 2 April 2009.[8][9] It was serialised as BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week from 30 March to 3 April 2009, read by Tim Pigott-Smith.[10][11]
 The cover of the first edition, showing Little Dean's Yard, part of Westminster School. | |
| Author | John Rae |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Autobiography |
| Publisher | Short Books |
Publication date | 2 April 2009 |
| Media type | Print (hardback)[1] |
| Pages | 352[2] |
| ISBN | 978-1-906021-63-4 [2] |
| OCLC | 298600374 |
| LC Class | LA2375.G72 R35 2009 |
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- ^ "Search from thousands of book titles and have them delivered to your door". Secure.tesco.com. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ a b Byrne, Paula. The Old Boys' Network: John Rae's Diaries 1970–1986: Amazon.co.uk: John Rae: Books. ASIN 1906021635.
- ^ "John Rae's diaries: The old boys' network". The Economist. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ Frances Gibb Legal Editor. "The Times | UK News, World News and Opinion". London: Entertainment.timesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
{{cite news}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Book Reviews (2 April 2009). "The Old Boys' Network: a Headmaster's Diaries, 1970–86 by John Rae: Review". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ Education (25 March 2009). "Wise words from Westminster School's former headmaster". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ [2] Archived 16 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Old Boys' Network John Rae". Whsmith.co.uk. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ The Daily Telegraph It is BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week, narrated by Tim Pigott-Smith, at 09.45 every morning next week.
- ^ "Radio 4 Programmes – Book of the Week, The Old Boys' Network, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 20 October 2011.[dead link]
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