The Poetry of History

16 December 2007

Sunday 16 December 2007 16:30-17:00 (Radio 4 FM)

Repeated: Saturday 22 December 2007 23:30-0:00 (Radio 4 FM)

Jonathan Bate presents a series examining historical events through the poetry they inspired.

John Betjeman's Death of King George V captures not just the passing of a monarch but a subtle shift in the Britain in which he had grown up. Contributors include Betjeman's daughter Candida Lycett Green and his most recent biographer Andrew Wilson.

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The Poetry of History

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