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WAR AND PEACE The Gaze of the Gorgon

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

The latest television work by poet Tony Harrison offers a verse commentary on the unspeakable horrors of the 20th century. He takes the Gorgon, the creature of Greek legend who turns men to stone, as a metaphor for the "freedom fixing politics" which have caused so much bloody conflict. Director Peter Symes
Executive producer Peter Salmon ● STEREO

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Tony Harrison
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Peter Symes
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