Suggs
Chooses John Betjeman's poem On a Portrait of a Deaf Man
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Singer, actor and broadcaster, best known as the frontman of the band Madness
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On a Portrait of a Deaf Man by John Betjeman
Suggs聽chooses Sir John Betjeman's poem On a Portrait of a Deaf Man,聽performed by the poet on聽the album Banana Blush, with music by Jim Parker. Presented by Mark Lawson.
From the Archive
In the Studio with John Betjeman
John Betjeman forgets his own poem during the recording of the album Banana Blush. Introduced by George Melly.
Originally broadcast in Softly Croons the Radiogram on 28 Jan 1997 on 91热爆 Radio 2
Betjeman the Performer
John Betjeman struggling with a Midlands accent while performing his poem A Shropshire Lad.
Originally broadcast in Archive Hour 28 August 2006 on 91热爆 Radio 4聽
Know your Betjeman
A quick fire quiz on Betjeman presented by James Walton with panelists Andrew Motion, Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh and Sue Limb.
Archibald Ormsby-Gore: The Bear in Betjeman's Life
Betjeman's daughter Candida Lycett Green tells A.N.Wilson about her father's intense and life-long relationship with his teddy bear.
Originally broadcast in Doubts and Demons 28 August 2006 on 91热爆 Radio 4
Regrets
Interviewed towards the end of his life, Sir John Betjeman gives his celebrated answer to the question: Any regrets?
Originally broadcast on Archive Hour 28 August 2006 on 91热爆 Radio 4
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Suggs talks to Mark Lawson about his father
