Episodes

  • Poetry of St John of the Cross-Saint John of the Cross

    Poetry of St John of the Cross-Saint John of the Cross
    Sep 9 2026
    A collection of poems by the Gloucestershire-born English poet Ivor Gurney describing his feelings about the First World War, during which he served on the Western Front and was wounded by a mustard gas attack, and its aftermath. - Summary by Alan Mapstone
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Songs by the Sea-Rebecca Ruter Springer

    Songs by the Sea-Rebecca Ruter Springer
    Sep 8 2026
    A collection of poems by the Gloucestershire-born English poet Ivor Gurney describing his feelings about the First World War, during which he served on the Western Front and was wounded by a mustard gas attack, and its aftermath. - Summary by Alan Mapstone
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Collected Poems of Lord Alfred Douglas-Lord Alfred Douglas

    Collected Poems of Lord Alfred Douglas-Lord Alfred Douglas
    Sep 7 2026
    A collection of poems by the Gloucestershire-born English poet Ivor Gurney describing his feelings about the First World War, during which he served on the Western Front and was wounded by a mustard gas attack, and its aftermath. - Summary by Alan Mapstone
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    2 hrs and 23 mins
  • Dirge of the Sea-Children, and Other Poems-Kenneth Rand

    Dirge of the Sea-Children, and Other Poems-Kenneth Rand
    Sep 6 2026
    A collection of poems by the Gloucestershire-born English poet Ivor Gurney describing his feelings about the First World War, during which he served on the Western Front and was wounded by a mustard gas attack, and its aftermath. - Summary by Alan Mapstone
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    2 hrs and 27 mins
  • Dream of Gerontius-John Henry Newman

    Dream of Gerontius-John Henry Newman
    Sep 5 2026
    A collection of poems by the Gloucestershire-born English poet Ivor Gurney describing his feelings about the First World War, during which he served on the Western Front and was wounded by a mustard gas attack, and its aftermath. - Summary by Alan Mapstone
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    56 mins
  • Shropshire Lad-A. E. Housman

    Shropshire Lad-A. E. Housman
    Sep 4 2026
    A collection of poems by the Gloucestershire-born English poet Ivor Gurney describing his feelings about the First World War, during which he served on the Western Front and was wounded by a mustard gas attack, and its aftermath. - Summary by Alan Mapstone
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    53 mins
  • Dream Tales and Prose Poems-Ivan Turgenev

    Dream Tales and Prose Poems-Ivan Turgenev
    Sep 3 2026
    A collection of poems by the Gloucestershire-born English poet Ivor Gurney describing his feelings about the First World War, during which he served on the Western Front and was wounded by a mustard gas attack, and its aftermath. - Summary by Alan Mapstone
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    6 hrs and 22 mins
  • Poems and Ballads (First Series)-Algernon Charles Swinburne

    Poems and Ballads (First Series)-Algernon Charles Swinburne
    Sep 2 2026
    A collection of poems by the Gloucestershire-born English poet Ivor Gurney describing his feelings about the First World War, during which he served on the Western Front and was wounded by a mustard gas attack, and its aftermath. - Summary by Alan Mapstone
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    8 hrs and 43 mins