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Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 28^th Jan 2008, 13:45 on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: Tue 5^th Jan 2010, 04:45 on BBC Radio 7

Teaching traumas and a critique of a guide to Leamington Spa are grist to John Betjeman's mill. Read by Michael Williams.

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The Betjeman Letters

Episode 4: 1945 to 1948 - Poetry, Prose and Religion

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 31^st Jan 2008, 13:45 on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: Fri 8^th Jan 2010, 04:45 on BBC Radio 7

Catholicism and the Church of England, Evelyn Waugh and Nancy Mitford - more musings from the poet. Read by Michael Williams.

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DramaBiographical

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The Betjeman Letters

Episode 5: 1949 to 1951 - Expenses and Encouragement

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 1^st Feb 2008, 13:45 on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: Sat 9^th Jan 2010, 04:45 on BBC Radio 7

Disputes with the BBC and speaking up for Dylan Thomas. More missives from the Poet Laureate-to-be. Read by Michael Williams.

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DramaBiographical

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The Betjeman Letters

Episode 2: 1932 to 1937 - Literature and Love

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 29^th Jan 2008, 13:45 on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: Wed 6^th Jan 2010, 04:45 on BBC Radio 7

Marriage, the Essex countryside and TS Eliot: more life and times of the much-loved wordsmith. Read by Michael Williams.

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DramaBiographical

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The Betjeman Letters

Episode 3: 1939 to 1940 - 'There's a War on, You Know'

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 30^th Jan 2008, 13:45 on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: Thu 7^th Jan 2010, 04:45 on BBC Radio 7

Conflict, Christianity and Hugh Walpole. More correspondence from the future Poet Laureate. Read by Michael Williams.

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DramaBiographical

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