Poetry Please | Sonnet 34
Sonnet 34
Selections of poetry on various themes, chosen by listeners. This episode contains Sonnet 34 by William Shakespeare, By the statue of King Charles at Charing Cross by Lionel Johnson, Nuns of the Perpetual Adoration by Ernest Dowson, Woman seated in the underground 1941 by Carol Ann Duffy and The hound of heaven by Francis Thompson.
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Licence: ERA Licence required
- Type: Sonnets and Poems
- Channel: BBC Radio 4
- Duration: 19'15''
- Broadcast date: 1990
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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- Shakespeare Archive Resource
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