The Waste Land’ by T. S. Eliot | Great Poets in Their Own Words

A reading and analysis of T. S. Eliot's modernist poem 'The Waste Land'.

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Clip Info
  • Clip length: 4'02''
  • Broadcast year: 2014
Curriculum Connection
  • English Literature | Poetry | T S Eliot | The Waste Land
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Licence: ERA Licence required

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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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  • Provider: BBC
  • Channel: BBC Four
  • Programme: Great Poets in Their Own Words
  • Episode: Making It New 1908-1955
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