A Poet in London | Monitor

First transmitted in 1959, John Betjeman is filmed at different London locations introducing and reciting four of his poems.

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  • Type: Analysis
  • Channel: BBC
  • Duration: 11'51''
  • Broadcast date: 1959
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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