How Pleasant to Know Mr Lear

1. The Owl and the Pussycat

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 24^th Dec 2023, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Mon 25^th Dec 2023, 03:45 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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4 Extra Debut. Nicholas Parsons celebrates the nonsensical genius of the poet, Edward Lear, creator of the Owl and the Pussycat. From 1995. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 25^th Dec 2023, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 11 months

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Nicholas Parsons explores how Edward Lear’s verse was created to both entertain children and survive life’s stresses. From 1995. Show more