Young Eliot

Young Eliot

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20150202

20191021/22 (BBC7)
20150203 (R4)

A fresh biography of TS Eliot by Robert Crawford, abridged by Katrin Williams, published to mark 50 years since the poet's death:

Childhood in St Louis, where Tom's life is cosseted and formal at Locust Street, and where the 'hurricane' 1896 will have an influence on the future poet's work..

Readers: Tom Mannion and David Acton

Poet Robert Crawford's biography of one of the great figures of 20th-century literature.

20150203

20191022/23 (BBC7)
20150204 (R4)

Harvard means serious study for Tom, some after-hours jollity, and a love of French decadent poetry. Then he heads for Paris...

A fresh biography of TS Eliot by Robert Crawford, and abridged by Katrin Williams, published to mark 50 years since the poet's death:

Readers: Tom Mannion and David Acton

Harvard, Paris and beyond. Robert Crawford's biography of poet TS Eliot.

20150204

20191023/24 (BBC7)
20150205 (R4)

In 1914 Tom leaves Harvard for Merton College, Cambridge, to further his studies, refine his poetry, and here he meets his future wife Vivienne.

A fresh biography of TS Eliot by Robert Crawford, abridged by Katrin Williams, published to mark 50 years since the poet's death.

Reader: Tom Mannion

Cambridge University and meeting Vivien. Robert Crawford's biography of poet TS Eliot.

20150205

20191024/25 (BBC7)
20150206 (R4)

Time spent in Bosham. Then in London, Tom becomes a bank employee. Then lines for The Waste Land begin to take shape.

A fresh biography of TS Eliot by Robert Crawford, abridged by Katrin Williams, published to mark 50 years since the poet's death:

Readers: Tom Mannion and David Acton

Producer Duncan Minshull

First heard on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015.

Working at a bank and The Waste Land. Robert Crawford's biography of poet TS Eliot.

05 LAST

20150206

20191025/26 (BBC7)
20150207 (R4)

Tom still works in the bank, but his verse is published by Virginia Woolf and he dines with James Joyce in Paris. Then comes The Waste Land..

A fresh biography of TS Eliot by Robert Crawford, abridged by Katrin Williams, published to mark 50 years since the poet's death:

Concluded by Tom Mannion and David Acton.

First heard on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015.

Literary greats and The Waste Land. Robert Crawford's biography of poet TS Eliot.

Episodes

Episode	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	20150202	20191021/22 (BBC7) 20150203 (R4)	A fresh biography of TS Eliot by Robert Crawford, abridged by Katrin Williams, published to mark 50 years since the poet's death: Childhood in St Louis, where Tom's life is cosseted and formal at Locust Street, and where the 'hurricane' 1896 will have an influence on the future poet's work.. Readers: Tom Mannion and David Acton Poet Robert Crawford's biography of one of the great figures of 20th-century literature.
02	20150203	20191022/23 (BBC7) 20150204 (R4)	Harvard means serious study for Tom, some after-hours jollity, and a love of French decadent poetry. Then he heads for Paris... A fresh biography of TS Eliot by Robert Crawford, and abridged by Katrin Williams, published to mark 50 years since the poet's death: Readers: Tom Mannion and David Acton Harvard, Paris and beyond. Robert Crawford's biography of poet TS Eliot.
03	20150204	20191023/24 (BBC7) 20150205 (R4)	In 1914 Tom leaves Harvard for Merton College, Cambridge, to further his studies, refine his poetry, and here he meets his future wife Vivienne. A fresh biography of TS Eliot by Robert Crawford, abridged by Katrin Williams, published to mark 50 years since the poet's death. Reader: Tom Mannion Cambridge University and meeting Vivien. Robert Crawford's biography of poet TS Eliot.
04	20150205	20191024/25 (BBC7) 20150206 (R4)	Time spent in Bosham. Then in London, Tom becomes a bank employee. Then lines for The Waste Land begin to take shape. A fresh biography of TS Eliot by Robert Crawford, abridged by Katrin Williams, published to mark 50 years since the poet's death: Readers: Tom Mannion and David Acton Producer Duncan Minshull First heard on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015. Working at a bank and The Waste Land. Robert Crawford's biography of poet TS Eliot.
05 LAST	20150206	20191025/26 (BBC7) 20150207 (R4)	Tom still works in the bank, but his verse is published by Virginia Woolf and he dines with James Joyce in Paris. Then comes The Waste Land.. A fresh biography of TS Eliot by Robert Crawford, abridged by Katrin Williams, published to mark 50 years since the poet's death: Concluded by Tom Mannion and David Acton. First heard on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015. Literary greats and The Waste Land. Robert Crawford's biography of poet TS Eliot.