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Two of a Kind: Poets and Tragedians

on BBC Home Service Basic

Douglas Young talks about William McGonagall, author of The Tay Bridge Disaster and other poetic gems; and J. Leslie Nightingale about George R. Sims, author of Christmas Day in the Workhouse and other moving ballads.
Introduced by Jack Singleton

Contributors

Speaker:
Douglas Young
Speaker:
J. Leslie Nightingale
Presenter:
Jack Singleton

BBC Home Service Basic

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