Trains And Buttered Toast: Selected Radio Talks

Trains And Buttered Toast: Selected Radio Talks by Stephen Games (Editor)


ISBN
9780719561269
Published
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
368
Dimensions
164 x 203 x 33mm

Eccentric, sentimental and homespun, John Betjeman's passions were mostly self-taught. He saw his country being devastated by war and progress and he waged a private war to save it. His only weapons were words - the poetry for which he is best known and, even more influential, the radio talks that first made him a phenomenon. From fervent pleas for provincial preservation to humoresques on eccentric vicars and his own personal demons, Betjeman's talks combined wit, nostalgia and criticism in a way that touched the soul of his listeners from the 1930s to the 1950s. Now collected in book form for the first time, his broadcasts represent one of the most compelling archives of twentieth-century broadcasting, reawakening the modern reader to Betjeman's unique perspective and the compelling magic of the golden age of wireless.
Father's Day Catalogue 2025 x Book Frenxy
46.75
RRP: $55.00
15% off RRP


This product is unable to be ordered online. Please check in-store availability.
Instore Price: $55
Trains And Buttered Toast: Selected Radio Talks is Out of Print

You might also like

The Day The World Came To Town Updated Edition
29.99
25.49
15% Off
Selected Essays
6.99
5.94
15% Off
The Racket
32.99
28.04
15% Off

RRP refers to the Recommended Retail Price as set out by the original publisher at time of release.
The RRP set by overseas publishers may vary to those set by local publishers due to exchange rates and shipping costs.
Due to our competitive pricing, we may have not sold all products at their original RRP.