claim: UNESCO's City of Literature program was launched in 2011.
evidence: Archibald Joseph Cronin , MBChB , MD , DPH , MRCP -LRB- 19 July 1896 -- 6 January 1981 -RRB- was a Scottish novelist and physician .. novelist. novelist. Scottish. Scottish people. physician. physician. His best-known novel was The Citadel which was about a doctor in a Welsh mining village who quickly moves up the career ladder in London .. The Citadel. The Citadel ( novel ). mining. coal mining. Cronin had observed this scene closely as a Medical Inspector of Mines and later as a doctor in Harley Street .. Harley Street. Harley Street. This book promoted controversial new ideas about medical ethics which largely inspired the launch of the National Health Service .. National Health Service. National Health Service. Another popular mining novel , set in the North East of England , was The Stars Look Down .. mining. coal mining. North East of England. North East England. The Stars Look Down. The Stars Look Down. Both these novels were adapted for film , as were Hatter 's Castle , The Keys of the Kingdom and The Green Years .. The Keys of the Kingdom. The Keys of the Kingdom. The Green Years. The Green Years. His novella Country Doctor was adapted for a long-running BBC radio and TV series Dr Finlay 's Casebook , revived many years later .. BBC. BBC