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16:43
Sir John Betjeman on 'Parkinson'.
Sir John Betjeman on 'Parkinson'.
Sir John Betjeman on 'Parkinson'.
(ITV, 17 February 1973).
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10:31
Summoned by Bells - Sir John Betjeman (1976) 1/6
Summoned by Bells - Sir John Betjeman (1976) 1/6
Summoned by Bells - Sir John Betjeman (1976) 1/6
John Betjeman explores his early life, from his Edwardian childhood up to his time at Oxford in the 1920s. Written by Sir John Betjeman (1906-1984) Productio...
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10:52
Summoned by Bells - Sir John Betjeman (1976) 2/6
Summoned by Bells - Sir John Betjeman (1976) 2/6
Summoned by Bells - Sir John Betjeman (1976) 2/6
John Betjeman explores his early life, from his Edwardian childhood up to his time at Oxford in the 1920s. Written by Sir John Betjeman (1906-1984) Productio...
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50:10
John Betjeman - A Passion For Churches
John Betjeman - A Passion For Churches
John Betjeman - A Passion For Churches
John Betjeman's 1974 BBC documentary about the churches of East Anglia, UK. BBC.
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9:47
BRANCH LINE - 1 - Sir John Betjeman
BRANCH LINE - 1 - Sir John Betjeman
BRANCH LINE - 1 - Sir John Betjeman
Part 1 - A 1963 BBC programme showing the 24 mile S&D; line from Evercreech Junction. In this first episode we reach Highbridge - then the end of passenger se...
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9:36
BRANCH LINE - 2 - Sir John Betjeman
BRANCH LINE - 2 - Sir John Betjeman
BRANCH LINE - 2 - Sir John Betjeman
Part 2 - Continuing the BBC broadcast of 1963 we look at Highbridge and the freight trains which were still running to Burnham on Sea. The former loco works ...
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10:01
John Betjeman Goes By Train: Kings Lynn - Hunstanton
John Betjeman Goes By Train: Kings Lynn - Hunstanton
John Betjeman Goes By Train: Kings Lynn - Hunstanton
"John Betjeman Goes By Train" In 1962, Sir John Betjeman travels along the Kings Lynn - Hunstanton line and stops off at the Royal Wolferton Station. Wolfert...
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14:17
Thank God it's Sunday! by John Betjeman (1972) part 1
Thank God it's Sunday! by John Betjeman (1972) part 1
Thank God it's Sunday! by John Betjeman (1972) part 1
Film with John Betjeman's poetry and scenes from various locations in Southern England. Introduction by Alan Bennett.
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14:46
Thank God it's Sunday! by John Betjeman (1972) part 2
Thank God it's Sunday! by John Betjeman (1972) part 2
Thank God it's Sunday! by John Betjeman (1972) part 2
Film with John Betjeman's poetry and scenes from various locations in Southern England. Introduction by Alan Bennett.
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10:01
John Betjeman: Something About Diss (Norfolk) Part 1
John Betjeman: Something About Diss (Norfolk) Part 1
John Betjeman: Something About Diss (Norfolk) Part 1
Part 1 of the short film made in 1964. A few years ago I briefly owned a book sent by Betjeman to Billa Harrod signed 'from your Diss Lover John B, Whitsun 1...
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54:16
John Betjeman: Late Flowering Lust with Nigel Hawthorne
John Betjeman: Late Flowering Lust with Nigel Hawthorne
John Betjeman: Late Flowering Lust with Nigel Hawthorne
No copyright infringement is intended.This film is now out of print, and literally impossible to acquire online or in stores. This upload is an attempt to preserve this wonderful fusion of choreography and poetry for educational purposes; and to further the exposure of the poetry of Sir John Betjeman.
Late Flowering Lust was a BBC production which featured the dance troupe 'Adventures in Motion Pictures' choreographed to a select few poems of Sir John Betjeman's, read by Nigel Hawthorn who assumes the role of the man himself; 'Cousin John', invited to a country house for a relaxing weekend, and finds himself slightly overwhelmed by the youn
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54:14
Betjeman's Britain (Sir John Betjeman)
Betjeman's Britain (Sir John Betjeman)
Betjeman's Britain (Sir John Betjeman)
A view of Britain as seen through the eyes and writings of the Poet Laureate, who died in 1984. Also included is a booklet which helps you trace his steps ar...
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24:35
Philip Larkin, Monitor, Down Cemetery Road
Philip Larkin, Monitor, Down Cemetery Road
Philip Larkin, Monitor, Down Cemetery Road
John Betjeman interviewing Philip Larkin in a 1964 episode of Monitor, which was a flagship arts programme on British tv during the 1950s and 1960s. See: 'La...
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25:47
First & Last Love: The Cornwall Of Sir John Betjeman
First & Last Love: The Cornwall Of Sir John Betjeman
First & Last Love: The Cornwall Of Sir John Betjeman
Documentary from the TSW (Television South West) Film & Television Archive which looks at Cornwall through the poems of the late John Betjeman. Year: 1986 Pr...
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7:19
John Betjeman meets Les Patterson
John Betjeman meets Les Patterson
John Betjeman meets Les Patterson
Sir Les pops in for a chat with Sir John.
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1:43
"Slough" by John Betjeman (read by Tom O'Bedlam)
"Slough" by John Betjeman (read by Tom O'Bedlam)
"Slough" by John Betjeman (read by Tom O'Bedlam)
An atypical poem published in 1937 of revulsion rather than celebration which was Betjeman's usual mood. Half-a-crown was one eighth of a quid (pound sterlin...
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6:13
SIR JOHN BETJEMAN - 'Licorice Fields Of Pontefract' + 'In The Public Gardens' - 1974 45rpm
SIR JOHN BETJEMAN - 'Licorice Fields Of Pontefract' + 'In The Public Gardens' - 1974 45rpm
SIR JOHN BETJEMAN - 'Licorice Fields Of Pontefract' + 'In The Public Gardens' - 1974 45rpm
The much-missed poet laureate revamps his prose to music.
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9:59
John Betjeman: Architecture of Bath
John Betjeman: Architecture of Bath
John Betjeman: Architecture of Bath
Here, Betjeman takes on the persona of a property developer to satirically critique the architectural trends taking hold in the 60s. His comments are just as...
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2:04
John Betjeman - From Marble Arch To Edgware - BBC Four London Collection
John Betjeman - From Marble Arch To Edgware - BBC Four London Collection
John Betjeman - From Marble Arch To Edgware - BBC Four London Collection
bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/collections First transmitted in 1968, the poet John Betjeman goes on a journey from Marble Arch to Edgware reciting four specially written...
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24:40
John Betjemen - A Poet Goes North - 1968
John Betjemen - A Poet Goes North - 1968
John Betjemen - A Poet Goes North - 1968
Here's the great John Betjeman - "A poet goes north"
In 1968, John Betjeman, the poet and architectural critic, was asked by the BBC to make a television programme about Leeds. The film was never broadcast
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2:51
Christmas by John Betjeman
Christmas by John Betjeman
Christmas by John Betjeman
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1:35
2003 Open Golf - BBC Commentators perform John Betjeman's "Seaside Golf"
2003 Open Golf - BBC Commentators perform John Betjeman's "Seaside Golf"
2003 Open Golf - BBC Commentators perform John Betjeman's "Seaside Golf"
First broadcasted at the end of the BBC's 2003 British Open Golf Championship coverage, Peter Alliss, the late great Alex Hays, Ken Brown and Sam Torrance pr...
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1:36
Betjeman on bitumen
Betjeman on bitumen
Betjeman on bitumen
The late Sir John Betjeman on his beloved substance.