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The Pike: Gabriele D'Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Lucy Hughes-Hallett charts the life of the Italian politician and poet Gabriele D'Annunzio. Peace for d'Annunzio spells disaster, and, in 1919, he looks to further his ambitions. Show more

Book of the Week

The Pike: Gabriele D'Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Lucy Hughes-Hallett charts the life of the Italian politician and poet Gabriele D'Annunzio. One man's attempt to build a utopia becomes a story about the birth of fascism. Show more

Book of the Week

The Pike: Gabriele D'Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Lucy Hughes-Hallett charts the life of the Italian politician and poet Gabriele D'Annunzio. In 1915, d'Annunzio risks death when he takes to the air on a daring propaganda mission. Show more

Book of the Week

The Pike: Gabriele D'Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Lucy Hughes-Hallett charts the life of the Italian politician and poet Gabriele D'Annunzio, as he transforms the Croatian port of Fiume into a delinquent city-state. Show more

Book of the Week

The Pike: Gabriele D'Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Lucy Hughes-Hallett charts the life of the Italian politician and poet Gabriele D'Annunzio. Now an enemy of the state, d'Annunzio struggles to keep his utopian experiment alive. Show more