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Sir Ralph Richardson reads Oscar Wilde’s The Ballad of Reading Gaol
Daljit Nagra selects Sir Ralph Richardson reads Oscar Wilde's The Ballad of Reading Gaol. From 1963.
The 125th anniversary of Oscar Wilde's release from prison - May 19th 1897. To mark the occasion poet Daljit Nagra selects Sir Ralph Richardson reads Oscar Wilde's The Ballad of Reading Gaol from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's poetry archive.
The poem was written about Wilde's time in prison after his conviction in 1895 when homosexuality was a criminal offence.
First broadcast on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Service in May 1963.
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