Dev Anand, Christopher Logue, SΓ³crates, Helen Forrester, Wilfred Lambert
John Wilson on the poet Christopher Logue, cinema director Dev Anand, Brazilian footballer Socrates, ancient languages expert Professor Wilfred Lambert and author Helen Forrester.
John Wilson on:
Christopher Logue, the performance poet who translated Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔr, wrote for Private Eye, and acted alongside Jonathan Pryce in Hamlet.
Socrates - doctor of medicine, political activist and Brazilian World Cup captain.
We hear about Professor Wilfred Lambert , a scholar whose unrivalled knowledge of ancient Babylonian languages helped unlock historical mysteries.
Dev Anand - the matinee idol of Hindi cinema.
And Helen Forrester who wrote about childhood poverty in Liverpool in the 1930s.
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SOCRATES
Socrates, doctor of medicine, political activist and Brazilian World Cup captain.
Duration: 08:05
Christopher Logue
Christopher Logue, the performance poet who translated Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔr, wrote for Private Eye, and acted alongside Jonathan Pryce in Hamlet.
Duration: 14:35
Professor Wilfred Lambert
Professor Wilfred Lambert , a scholar whose unrivalled knowledge of ancient Babylonian languages helped unlock historical mysteries.
Duration: 19:40
Broadcasts
- Fri 9 Dec 2011 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 11 Dec 2011 20:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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