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 poets20th-century English male writersEnglish people of Welsh descentPeople with post-traumatic stress disorderBritish Army personnel of World War IEnglish LGBTQ poetsEnglish writers with disabilities20th-century English LGBTQ peopleArtists' Rifles soldiersEnglish World War I poetsWar writersRecipients 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
CultureEnglish people of Welsh descentRecipients of the Military CrossPeople with post-traumatic stress disorderArtists' Rifles soldiersBritish Army personnel of World War I20th-century English poetsEnglish World War I poetsLost Generation writersEnglish male poetsEnglish LGBTQ poetsWar writersEnglish writers with disabilities20th-century English LGBTQ people20th-century English male writers20th century