Words, Words, Words | Sonnet 61
Sonnet 61
The first in a new series of five programmes in which actor Ian McKellen presents his personal choice of poetry and prose. These include 'Tom Thumb's Alphabet', ‘Sun Rising' by John Donne, ‘Sonnet 14’ by John Donne, 'To His Coy Mistress' by Andrew Marvell, ‘Sonnet 61’ by William Shakespeare, 'Help' by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, ‘Letter to Cathleen Nembitt’ by Rupert Brooke, 'I Am Like A Train' by Yevgeny Yevtushenko.
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In response to Shakespeare's Sonnet 61, Francesca Martinez's story about two lovers who, on a night heavy with expectation, take a late stroll to a park. Reader: Maxine Peake.
Desert Island Discs | Sir Leon Brittan
Britain's EC Trade Commissioner and former Conservative Home Secretary talks to Sue Lawley about his life and career, and chooses his favourite music. His choices include Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, the commentary on England winning the Ashes in 1953, `When I was a Lad' from HMS Pinafore, his wife reading Shakespeare's Sonnet No 16, 'Eternal Father Strong To Save', Don Carlos by Verdi, Dvorak's Cello Concerto, and Mozart's 'Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail'.