Guy Cuthbertson
Professor of British Literature and Culture at Liverpool Hope University
1 episode
Covers topics in categories such as:
CultureEnglish male poets20th-century English male writers20th-century English poetsBritish Army personnel of World War IEnglish people of Welsh descentPeople with post-traumatic stress disorder20th-century English LGBTQ peopleEnglish writers with disabilitiesEnglish LGBTQ poetsWar writersArtists' Rifles soldiersEnglish World War I poetsRecipients of the Military CrossLost Generation writers
Wilfred Owen
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of Britain's greatest war poets, who published only 5 poems in his short life yet whose works became seen as a warning of the futility of wars.
27 October 2022
Also featuring: Jane Potter, Fran Brearton
CultureWar writersBritish Army personnel of World War IEnglish people of Welsh descentArtists' Rifles soldiersPeople with post-traumatic stress disorder20th-century English male writersEnglish male poetsRecipients of the Military Cross20th-century English LGBTQ peopleEnglish World War I poetsLost Generation writersEnglish writers with disabilitiesEnglish LGBTQ poets20th-century English poets