A portrait of Edward FitzGerald , who died 100 years ago, on 14 June. with Few lives have been as tranquil and uneventful as that of Edward FitzGerald. The publication of the poem for which he is best remembered. The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam , was the most dramatic event of his 74 years. This programme is based on the vivacious letters that he wrote to a wide and affectionate circle of friends, including Thackeray. Tennyson and Carlyle.
Narrator
MICHAEL TUDOR BARNES With TIMOTHY BATESON DAVID MARCH and CLIFFORD NORGATE Script RICHARD MULLEN
Producer ALAN HAYDOCK
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