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Bookshelf

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The poet C Day Lewis almost lost his teaching job when the headmaster came across his explicit love lyrics in a bookshop, but he went on to become one of the most popular poets of his day and Poet Laureate in 1968. Twenty years after his death, his wife and editor Jill Balcon talks to Nigel Forde about the first complete edition of the poems. And why does romance come better from a woman? Bookshelf explores literary cross dressing and the men who write with a female pen. Producer Abigail Appleton Stereo

Contributors

Talks:
Jill Balcon
Unknown:
Nigel Forde
Producer:
Abigail Appleton

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