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Come Inside... => The Library => Topic started by: Snoopy on June 09, 2007, 11:46:11 AM

Title: Trains and Buttered Toast
Post by: Snoopy on June 09, 2007, 11:46:11 AM
A collection of radio talks given by John Betjeman during the 30s, 40s and 50s.
Excellent read. Each "talk" is about three or four pages long (they were half hour programmes I understand) and you can dip in and out wherever you want as there is no running story although the talks have been edited in the order in which they were originally given. He yatters on about old churches, buildings, roads, railways, housing developments and Lord only knows what else. Very evocative of a bygone era and an absolute delight.





Forgive me if you have read me going on about this before ~ I think I may have mentioned it in another place.
Title: Re: Trains and Buttered Toast
Post by: Barman on June 09, 2007, 04:19:24 PM
Quote from: Snoopy on June 09, 2007, 11:46:11 AM
Forgive me if you have read me going on about this before ~ I think I may have mentioned it in another place.
No need to apologise my furry friend.  noooo:
Title: Re: Trains and Buttered Toast
Post by: Nick on October 08, 2008, 12:53:08 PM
I see nothing unusal in this
Title: Re: Trains and Buttered Toast
Post by: Snoopy on October 08, 2008, 01:23:59 PM
In what is it that you see nothing unusual Nick?
Title: Re: Trains and Buttered Toast
Post by: Nick on October 08, 2008, 01:25:05 PM
A combination of steam railways and bakery products. You are my bestest friend etc.
Title: Re: Trains and Buttered Toast
Post by: Snoopy on October 08, 2008, 01:29:52 PM
Oh!  Banghead
Title: Re: Trains and Buttered Toast
Post by: Bar Wench on October 08, 2008, 02:55:57 PM
Weren't they replayed recently?
Title: Re: Trains and Buttered Toast
Post by: Snoopy on October 08, 2008, 02:58:32 PM
Some of them yes.
Title: Re: Trains and Buttered Toast
Post by: Nick on October 08, 2008, 04:08:27 PM
John Betjeman would have understood me  sad24:
Title: Re: Trains and Buttered Toast
Post by: Snoopy on October 08, 2008, 04:12:27 PM
"In November I get my poetic licence back. I was banned for taking a caesura too fast and stopping at an enjambment while under the influence of Auden ~ Never again."





















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