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Sunday Feature: Kubla Coleridge

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In 1797 in Somerset, Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote his famous poem Kubla Khan after an opium-induced reverie. Those lines beginning with the unforgettable "In Xanadu did
Kubla Khan a stately pleasure-dome decree" remain one of the great texts of romanticism. Richard Holmes ,
Coleridge's biographer, seeks the poem's origins in the landscapes of Coleridge's youth, his drug addiction and his interest in science. With contributions from Lewis Wolpert , Stevie Smith , John Henry , Andrew Mackenzie and the children of St
Dubricius School in Porlock.
Producer Tim Dee. See also tomorrow 9.15pm

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Samuel Taylor
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Richard Holmes
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Lewis Wolpert
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Stevie Smith
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John Henry
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Andrew MacKenzie
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Tim Dee.
Source: Radio Times

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