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Adventures in Poetry

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Another series of the poetry programmes in which Peggy Reynolds explores the background, effect and lasting appeal of our best-known poems.
1: On His Blindness by John Milton. A Home
Secretary, a poet, an eye surgeon and others discuss the poem, and reflect on the meaning of Milton's famous line: "They also serve who only stand and wait."
Producer Frances Byrnes

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Peggy Reynolds
Producer:
Frances Byrnes
Source: Radio Times

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