Episode 5
Literary greats and The Waste Land. Robert Crawford's biography of poet TS Eliot. Concluded by Tom Mannion and David Acton.
Tom still works in the bank, but his verse is published by Virginia Woolf and he dines with James Joyce in Paris. Then comes The Waste Land..
A fresh biography of TS Eliot by Robert Crawford, abridged by Katrin Williams, published to mark 50 years since the poet's death:
Concluded by Tom Mannion and David Acton.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First heard on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in February 2015.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Tom Mannion |
| Reader | David Acton |
| Author | Robert Crawford |
| Abridger | Katrin Williams |
| Producer | Duncan Minshull |
Broadcasts
Fri 6 Feb 2015 09:45麻豆社 Radio 4 FM- Sat 7 Feb 2015 00:30麻豆社 Radio 4
- Fri 25 Oct 2019 14:45麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 26 Oct 2019 02:45麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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