Alfred, Lord Tennyson
4 Extra Debut. Andrew Motion chooses the troubled life of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate for over 40 years. Matthew Parris presents. From August 2009.
Matthew Parris presents the biographical series in which his guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.
Andrew Motion champions the life of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate for over 40 years and creator of In Memoriam and The Charge of the Light Brigade.
Ann Thwaite provides further details of Tennyson's often-troubled life.
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Tue 4 Aug 200916:30BBC Radio 4- Fri 7 Aug 200923:00BBC Radio 4
- Thu 29 Jun 201718:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 30 Jun 201700:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
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