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Modern Poetry (197)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, Audio (Cassette, 50 minutes), £11.00

One of a series of audiotaped discussions which show literary criticism as a living, evolving interchange. A discussion between T. Walker (poet) and J. Wain of the University of Oxford

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W. H. Auden (1958)

Subject

Literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 54 minutes), £95.00

This film consists of two parts. The first shows actors reciting Auden’s poetry; the second sees Auden himself reading from his own work and talking about the aesthetics of his poetry. At the time of...

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Poetry from the BBC Archives (1994)

aka: John Betjeman: Poetry from the BBC Archives

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD, 120 minutes), £19.98

A compilation of Sir John Betjeman’s poetry chosen from over thirty years of radio and television programmes. Includes the very best of Sir John Betjeman’s performances and is a fitting tribute to the...

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W.H. Auden Reading His Poetry (1993)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, Audio (Cassette), £7.99

W.H. Auden reads a personal selection of 18 poems from his work, covering almost two decades. The recording features "In Memory of W.B. Yeats", "In Praise of Limestone", "The Capital", "School Children", "As...

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Four Modern Poets (197)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, Audio (Cassette, 50 minutes), £11.00

Laurence Lerner of Sussex University talks about the background of four poets and poems - T. S. Eliot "Prelude"; W. H. Auden "The Shield of Achilles"; W. B. Yeats "Lapis Lazuli"; Wallace Stevens "Of Heaven...

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Ted Hughes Dreamtime (2015)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £9.99

Ted Hughes was one of the major poets of his generation. His older brother Gerald Hughes wrote a memoir of their relationship called ‘Ted and I’. The two brothers were close all their lives. This DVD is...

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Helen Thomas on Edward Thomas (1965)

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD), £8.00

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Double Act (1997)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, Audio (Cassette), £9.99

This tape presents a collection of U.A. Fanthorpe’s work, including "Not My Best Work", "Rising Damp", "Women Laughing" and "Dear Dr Lee". It is read by the author and Rosie Bailey.

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Great War Poets, The (2014)

Director

Bob Carruthers

Subject

History; Literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 46 minutes), £11.00

Documentary about the First World War poets, including Wilfred Owen, John McCrae, Rupert Brooke, Siegfried Sassoon and A.E.Housman.

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Banana Blush (1994)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD), £6.99

A series of John Betjeman’s poems read by himself with musical accompaniment by Jim Parker. The musical style varies from 1920’s pastiche on ‘Agricultural Caress’ to flute and strings on ‘Age and...

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