A sequence of poetry and music on a heroic theme. Heroes of legend and history, from Beowulf to John F Kennedy , are celebrated in works by Beethoven, Stravinsky and Birtwistle, while poets including Shelley, Robert Graves and WH Auden meditate on the double-edged nature of heroism. Read by Jamie Glover and Charlie Norfolk. EMAIL: wordsandmusic®bbc.co.uk
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