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Season 1959
John Betjeman is filmed at different London locations introducing and reciting four of his poems.
The film was Ken Russell's first for television and was commissioned by Huw Wheldon,
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John Betjeman is filmed at different London locations introducing and reciting four of his poems.
The film was Ken Russell's first for television and was commissioned by Huw Wheldon, the head of the BBC's Monitor arts programme. Betjeman is shown visiting locations including Vauxhall Park, Aldersgate Street station (now the Barbican), Camden Town and Hatfield. He recites his poems 'Monody on the Death of Aldersgate Street Station', 'Business Girls', 'The Olympic Girl' and 'Hertfordshire'.
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An illustration of various mechanical instruments, from the musical-box to 1950s electronica.
An illustration of various mechanical instruments, from the musical-box to 1950s electronica.
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