Peter Bazalgette
Chooses Wyndham Lewis's portrait of Edith Sitwell
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| Chair of Arts Council England |
Former television producer responsible for hit shows such as Big Brother, Ground Force and Changing Rooms. In Sept 2012 appointed Chair of Arts Council England.
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Portrait of Edith Sitwell by Wyndham Lewis
Sir Peter聽Bazalgette chooses聽a portrait聽of the eccentric poet聽Edith Sitwell聽by the Vorticist painter and writer Wyndham Lewis. Presented by John Wilson.
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Dylan Thomas reads Sitwell
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