"John Betjeman" (4 results)

A Poet in London | Monitor

A Poet in London | Monitor

BBC | 1959 | 11'51''

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

A Passion for Churches

A Passion for Churches

BBC Two | 1974 | 49'48''

Sir John Betjeman, poet laureate, visits and explains the architecture of various churches in the Diocese of Norwich. Among the churches he visits are...

Metroland

Metroland

BBC Two | 1973 | 28'25''

An exploration of the English rural idyll with John Betjeman's 1973 meditation on the residential suburbs which grew up alongside the Metropolitan Line, the first ...

Bookmark | Philip Larkin

Bookmark | Philip Larkin

BBC Two | 1986 | 30'00''

Ian Hamilton presents programme on poet Philip Larkin, with reminiscences from friends and edited version of Monitor prog on Larkin by John Betjeman.
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