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Oasis

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A selection of Second World War poetry introduced by Spike Milligan
Many of the poets killed in World War n, like John Strick and Keith Douglas , were already established writers when they died. Others wrote only as a direct result of their wartime experiences. One of these, Lance Bombardier
Milligan S, 954024, talks about memories evoked by these poems, published as Return to Oasis and From Oasis into
Italy by the Salamander Trust, a registered charity.
Readers GRAHAM BLOCKEY and PETER ACRE
Poems researched by VICTOR SELWYN and collected by SUE LIMB
Programme compiled and directed by ED THOMASON Stereo

Contributors

Introduced By:
Spike Milligan
Unknown:
John Strick
Unknown:
Keith Douglas
Unknown:
Lance Bombardier
Readers:
Graham Blockey
Unknown:
Victor Selwyn
Source: Radio Times

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