ARTS & DRAMA
16 December 2007
Sunday 16 December 2007 16:30-17:00 (Radio 4 FM)
Repeated: Saturday 22 December 2007 23:30-0:00 (Radio 4 FM)
Jonathan Bate presents a series examining historical events through the poetry they inspired.
John Betjeman's Death of King George V captures not just the passing of a monarch but a subtle shift in the Britain in which he had grown up. Contributors include Betjeman's daughter Candida Lycett Green and his most recent biographer Andrew Wilson.
