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Battlefield Poet: Keith Douglas
Poet Owen Sheers presents a documentary exploring the life and work of Keith Douglas, one of Britain's finest poets of the Second World War, who was killed three days after D-Day.
Documentary exploring the life and work of Keith Douglas, one of Britain's finest poets of the Second World War. Whilst the poets of 1914-18 are generally widely published, those writing during the Second World War are largely forgotten.
Poet Owen Sheers documents Douglas's extraordinary talents and combat experiences as a tank commander, from the epic battles of the Western Desert to his death in Normandy three days after D-Day.
Last on
Fri 12 Nov 2010
04:00
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Owen Sheers |
Executive Producer | Fiona Morris |
Producer | Julian Hendy |
Director | Julian Hendy |
Broadcasts
- Thu 11 Nov 2010 21:00
- Fri 12 Nov 2010 00:00
- Fri 12 Nov 2010 04:00