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Poetry Extra: Visions of Paradise

4 Extra Debut. Daljit Nagra introduces a towering achievement of world literature written after John Milton went blind. From July 2007.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4's Poet in Residence, Daljit Nagra revisits the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's radio poetry archive.

'Visions of Paradise' features one of the towering achievements of world literature: John Milton's Paradise Lost. Written after he went blind, the programme is presented by Peter White, himself blind. Peter begins by talking to John Hull, the theologian, who also became blind, decades ago, at which point he decided to learn the opening section of Paradise Lost.

Producer: Mark Smalley

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in July 2007.

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 14 Mar 2016 05:00
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Broadcasts

  • Sun 1 Jul 2007 16:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
  • Sat 7 Jul 2007 23:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Sun 13 Mar 2016 17:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 14 Mar 2016 05:00
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