Jan Montefiore
Professor of 20th Century English Literature, University of Kent
1 episode
Covers topics in categories such as:
CultureBurials at Westminster AbbeyNobel laureates in LiteratureEnglish male novelists19th-century English poetsEnglish people of Scottish descentVictorian novelistsEnglish male short story writers20th-century English male writers19th-century English novelists20th-century English poetsEnglish Nobel laureates19th-century English non-fiction writers20th-century English novelistsFellows of the Royal Society of LiteratureBritish Nobel laureatesMythopoeic writers20th-century English memoiristsEnglish-language poets from IndiaPeople of the Victorian eraDeaths from ulcersEnglish science fiction writersFreemasons of the United Grand Lodge of EnglandEnglish hymnwritersEnglish anti-fascistsMaritime writers19th-century English short story writersRectors of the University of St AndrewsEnglish children's writers
Rudyard Kipling
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of Rudyard Kipling, a writer sometimes described as the poet of empire.
16 October 2014
Also featuring: Howard Booth, Daniel Karlin
CultureFellows of the Royal Society of LiteraturePeople of the Victorian eraEnglish male novelistsDeaths from ulcersMythopoeic writersEnglish science fiction writersFreemasons of the United Grand Lodge of England20th-century English memoirists20th-century English male writersEnglish hymnwriters19th-century English poets19th-century English novelistsEnglish anti-fascistsVictorian novelistsMaritime writersEnglish-language poets from IndiaEnglish male short story writers19th-century English short story writersEnglish Nobel laureatesNobel laureates in LiteratureRectors of the University of St AndrewsEnglish children's writers19th-century English non-fiction writersBritish Nobel laureates20th-century English novelistsEnglish people of Scottish descent20th-century English poetsBurials at Westminster Abbey19th century20th centuryLanguage