At the Races
Five programmes this week in which David Benedictus joins experts from the horse-racing fraternity to explore how the strong passions aroused by the feats of legendary horses, their jockeys and their trainers connect with prose and poetry.
In the second programme, they connect their own trackside experiences to the works of writers and poets who have been inspired by the variety and beauty of Britain's racecourses and by race-day excitement.
Reader Peter O'Sullevan.