Ivy strewn ash tree,
Springs’ sunshine still remembered,
Now just autumn grey.

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Remembering #JohnBetjeman :)

[1976] Summoned by Bells - An autobiography of Sir John Betjeman, covering the period of his life up to the time he started his first job. Betjeman visits some of the places that played an important part in his early life, and narrates a blank-verse commentary.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUfRr_SbDQ0

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[1964] Monitor - Fortnightly arts show from the BBC, covering the worlds of theatre, film, literature, painting, sculpture, architecture and music.

This is “Larkin and Betjeman - Down Cemetery Road”, Philip Larkin talks to John Betjeman in 1964 about his life, his poetry and the city of Hull where he lived and worked as university librarian.

https://youtu.be/Coe11pgoj8E

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[1968] Contrasts - A series of music and arts features. Here, John Betjeman takes a journey from Marble Arch to Edgware talking about buildings of interest and reciting four specially written poems along the way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD8IIhMGr8s

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[1969] Bird’s Eye View - A series of films with a new perspective on Britain - from the air. “The Englishman’s Home”, fortified castle, stately palace, village cottage, suburban semi and tower block - all seen from an aerial view. Narrated by John Betjeman.

https://youtu.be/-prARwtVjas

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[1969] Bird’s Eye View - A series of films with a new perspective on Britain - from the air. “Beside the Seaside”, from Cornish clifftops, wild and bare, to crowds at Weston-super-Mare, whatever paddles, surfs or sails, braves the waves or rides the gales. Narrated by John Betjeman

https://youtu.be/fZEH6l0wUE0

#OldBritishTelly #JohnBetjeman