Synopsis
Michael Symmons Roberts ends the series with a look at Auden's love poetry - including 'Lullaby' and 'Stop All The Clocks' - for many the first point of entry with Auden's work.
Alan Johnson: The Post Office and Me | WH Auden's "Night Mail"
Alan Johnson MP (and former postman) takes a ride on a Travelling Post Office - one of the mail-sorting trains that used to criss-cross the nation through the night and that were immortalised in the film Night Mail.
Thinking Allowed | Work identity on the railway
Tim Strangleman discusses his study into work identity and 'loss': how older railway workers have reacted to change in their industry.