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The Original "Getting Real"
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Sunday, 28 August 2011
Wednesday, 17 August 2011
Summoned By Bells
Few poets have ever managed to capture an era as John Betjeman did. His 'Summoned by Bells' is a long autobiographical poem in which he speaks with such sincerity and such an eye for the details of life in Edwardian England. Here is a beautiful video - in which he reads his poem as he wanders around places of his childhood haunts - interlaced with original film footage and music of the era.
Tuesday, 16 August 2011
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