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4 Extra Debut. Robert Crawford's biography of poet TS Eliot. Childhood shyness in St Louis. Read by Tom Mannion and David Acton.
A fresh biography of TS Eliot by Robert Crawford, abridged by Katrin Williams, published to mark 50 years since the poet's death:
Childhood in St Louis, where Tom's life is cosseted and formal at Locust Street, and where the 'hurricane' 1896 will have an influence on the future poet's work..
Readers: Tom Mannion and David Acton
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015.
Last on
Tue 22 Oct 2019
02:45
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Reader | Tom Mannion |
Reader | David Acton |
Author | Robert Crawford |
Abridger | Katrin Williams |
Producer | Duncan Minshull |
Broadcasts
- Mon 2 Feb 2015 09:45BBC Radio 4 FM
- Tue 3 Feb 2015 00:30BBC Radio 4
- Mon 21 Oct 2019 14:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 22 Oct 2019 02:45BBC Radio 4 Extra