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Rites of Passage

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3/6. Ian McMillan travels the length and breadth of the country, meeting people who turn to poetry for inspiration or solace at key moments in their lives.
Hindu Wedding. McMillan travels to Bhaktivedanta Manor in Hertfordshire (made famous in the 70s when George Harrison donated it to the Hare Krishna Movement) for a Hindu wedding. He talks to the newlyweds about the place of poetry in their lives and to a Hindu priest about the poetic nature Of Sanskrit. Producer Liz Leonard Rptd Sat 11.30pm

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Ian McMillan
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George Harrison
Producer:
Liz Leonard Rptd
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