john betjeman

‘This idle prig’: the truth about CS Lewis and John Betjeman’s long-lasting feud

The Guardian - 14 Apr 2024
‘This idle prig’: the truth about CS Lewis and John Betjeman’s long-lasting feud ...

Hilarious inscriptions from poet Sir John Betjeman revealed in gifts to cameraman

Yahoo News UK - 15 Jan 2024
Hilarious inscriptions from poet Sir John Betjeman revealed in gifts to cameraman ...

A poet's view of Bournemouth compared to Victorian times

Bournemouth Echo - 13 Feb 2024
A poet's view of Bournemouth compared to Victorian times ...

No 10 turned down poets John Betjeman, Philip Larkin and Robert Graves for laureate job

The Independent - 19 Jul 2023
No 10 turned down poets John Betjeman, Philip Larkin and Robert Graves for laureate job ...

John Betjeman dismissed as ‘songster of tennis lawns’ in 1967 search for poet laureate

The Guardian - 18 Jul 2023
John Betjeman dismissed as ‘songster of tennis lawns’ in 1967 search for poet laureate ...

Ruth Leon recommends... Late Flowering Lust – John Betjeman and Matthew Bourne - Slippedisc

Slipped Disc - 03 Feb 2024
Ruth Leon recommends... Late Flowering Lust – John Betjeman and Matthew Bourne - Slippedisc ...

The genius of John Betjeman's Metro-Land

The Spectator - 03 Oct 2023
The genius of John Betjeman's Metro-Land ...

John Betjeman discounted as a 'lightweight' by government as they looked for new Poet Laureate in 1967 - five

Daily Mail - 18 Jul 2023
John Betjeman discounted as a 'lightweight' by government as they looked for new Poet Laureate in 1967 - five ...

Newly released files reveal bitter infighting over Poet Laureate appointment

Sky News - 19 Jul 2023
Newly released files reveal bitter infighting over Poet Laureate appointment ...

The Times view on Sir John Betjeman: Chapter and Verse

The Times - 19 Jul 2023
The Times view on Sir John Betjeman: Chapter and Verse ...

The Oxfordshire Museum is on a bear hunt!

News from Oxfordshire County Council - 09 Nov 2023
The Oxfordshire Museum is on a bear hunt! ...

Sir John - world famous poet yet almost forgotten in Torquay

Torbay Weekly - 01 Oct 2023
Sir John - world famous poet yet almost forgotten in Torquay ...

Woodstock: Teddy bears on display at Oxfordshire Museum

BBC.com - 21 Jan 2024
Woodstock: Teddy bears on display at Oxfordshire Museum ...

All the poets turned down for the laureate in 1968

Evening Standard - 19 Jul 2023
All the poets turned down for the laureate in 1968 ...

What's the sample on Jamie T's Sheila?

Radio X - 30 Jun 2023
What's the sample on Jamie T's Sheila? ...

A return trip to John Betjeman’s Metro-land, 50 years on from his classic TV documentary

The Guardian - 30 Nov 2023
A return trip to John Betjeman’s Metro-land, 50 years on from his classic TV documentary ...

Meet some very special teddy bears at the Oxfordshire Museum

News from Oxfordshire County Council - 17 Jan 2024
Meet some very special teddy bears at the Oxfordshire Museum ...

Those with poison pens wrote off poet laureate Betjeman

The Times - 19 Jul 2023
Those with poison pens wrote off poet laureate Betjeman ...

Why do we let politicians act as gatekeepers to the poetic tradition? | Luke Wright

The Independent - 20 Jul 2023
Why do we let politicians act as gatekeepers to the poetic tradition? | Luke Wright ...