Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 275,011 playable programmes from the BBC

ENGLISH FESTIVAL OF SPOKEN POETRY, 1950

on Third Programme

View in Radio Times

The winners of the first and second prizes in the solo classes broadcast the readings for which the highest awards were made
This Festival, founded by John Masefield , was originally held in Oxford; since the war it has been held in London. The 1950 Festival (in association with the Arts Council of Great Britain) took place this week at Bedford College, Regent's Park. Tonight listeners hear readings by the first and second prize-winners in the solo classes, which include lyric, narrative, and dramatic poetry, the sonnet, light verse, and prose reading.

Contributors

Unknown:
John Masefield

Third Programme

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More