Poetry Extra: The Poetry of History

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Poetry Extra: The Poetry of History - The English Civil War and Marvell

The Poetry of History - The English Civil War and Marvell

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Poetry Extra, The Poetry of History - The English Civil War and Marvell

Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.

Daljit Nagra selects The Poetry of History - The English Civil War and Marvell.  Presented by Jonathan Bate. From April 2006.

Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and selects The Poetry of History - The English Civil War and Marvell.   

From a series that investigates the connections between historical events and the poems they inspired.

Jonathan Bate visits Westminster to work on Andrew Marvell's An Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland, in which the poet wrestles with his loyalty to the recently beheaded King Charles I and his respect for the energy of Oliver Cromwell.

Producer : Tom Alban

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2006.

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