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David Jones: Engraver, Soldier, Painter, Poet

Episode 1: Beginnings

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Thomas Dilworth's biography of the visual artist and poet, David Jones, illuminates the life and work of a great but neglected Modernist. Nicholas Farrell is the reader. Show more

Book of the Week

David Jones: Engraver, Soldier, Painter, Poet

Episode 2: The Great War

Duration: 15 minutes

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

The author reflects on David Jones's disquieting experiences in the trenches and the influence they had on his work in later years. Show more

Book of the Week

David Jones: Engraver, Soldier, Painter, Poet

Episode 3: The Art of Engraving

Duration: 15 minutes

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

An introduction to artist Eric Gill leads to profound reflections on Roman Catholicism, a first encounter with the art of engraving, and romance. Show more

Book of the Week

David Jones: Engraver, Soldier, Painter, Poet

Episode 4: Art, Poetry and Patronage

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Thomas Dilworth's biography of the admired but neglected modernist visual artist and poet. Beginning to write, new paintings and a patron. Nicholas Farrell reads. Show more

Book of the Week

David Jones: Engraver, Soldier, Painter, Poet

Episode 5: In Parenthesis - The Epic War Poem

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Thomas Dilworth's biography of the neglected modernist artist and poet. Jones's epic war poem In Parenthesis concludes. We hear the poet himself read an extract. Show more