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A-Level English

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

A series about English writing and writers, planned in conjunction with a National Extension College correspondence course.
17: The Waste Land
DAVID GRUGEON talks about the cultural and historical setting of T. S. Eliot 's poem. Two teachers, PETER HEWETT and ALAN JONES. discuss, from the Humanist and Christian points of view. the relevance of the poet's comments on life for contemporary readers.
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T. S. Eliot
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Peter Hewett
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Alan Jones.
Source: Radio Times

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