My Last Duchess

Based on My Last Duchess by Robert Browning

During a trip to Italy in 1838, Robert Browning visited Ferrara, home of the Dukes of Este. Inspired by a fresco portrait he saw there and what he learned of the Este family, he wrote his poetic masterpiece, My Last Duchess.

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Content
  • Type: Adaptation
  • Channel: BBC Radio 4
  • Duration: 56'36''
  • Broadcast date: 2001
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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