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And You, HelenAnd you, Helen - Deryn Rees-Jones recording on location

Deryn Rees-Jones recording in Steep, Hampshire, home to Helen and Edward Thomas

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Deryn Rees-Jones and Alison Brackenbury standing by the 'Old Man' bush at Yew Tree Cottage, Steep, Hampshire

Deryn Rees-Jones & Alison Brackenbury by the 'Old Man' plant of Edward Thomas' poem

  • Photo of Helen Thomas found in Edward Thomas' pocket after his death in the Battle of Arras, 1917
  • Helen and Edward Thomas in 1905, copyright Cardiff University Library
  • Presenter Deryn Rees-Jones standing outside Yew Tree Cottage, Steep, Hampshire - Helen and Edward's last home together
  • Yew Tree Cottage, Steep, Hampshire - last home of Helen and Edward Thomas's married life
  • Deryn Rees-Jones and Alison Brackenbury standing by the 'Old Man' bush at Yew Tree Cottage, Steep, Hampshire
  • The Edward Thomas Fellowship's annual walk around Steep to commemorate Edward Thomas's birthday
  • The Edward Thomas Fellowship walkers reach Helen and Edward Thomas' Shoulder of Mutton hill, Steep and the Thomas memorial
  • The Edward Thomas memorial stone, Shoulder of Mutton Hill, Steep
  • Deryn Rees-Jones and Alison Brackenbury on the Shoulder of Mutton hill
  • Deryn and Alison walk down the Shoulder of Mutton hill, Steep, Hampshire
  • A patchwork quilt made by Helen Thomas, image courtesy of Cardiff University Library
  • Edward Thomas's pocket watch, image courtesy of Cardiff University Library
  • Edward Thomas, who died 9th April 1917 at the Battle of Arras, listed on the War Memorial, Steep, Hampshire
  • Edward Thomas's name on the War Memorial, Steep, Hampshire

This gallery is from

  • And You, Helen

    Deryn Rees-Jones looks at the passionate life of Helen Thomas, wife of poet Edward Thomas.

    BBC Radio 4

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