Despite becoming poet laureate in 1930, John Masefield always considered himself to be a Victorian. His simple manner and narrative poetry were addressed to, and popular with, ‘the common man’. In ...

Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death in 1984, Sir John Betjeman's wryly comic verse achieved a level of popularity unusual for contemporary poetry. He was recorded reading this particular ...

His grandfather, Sir John Betjeman, earned a place in the public's heart unequalled by any other Poet Laureate since Lord Tennyson, while his mother, Candida, dazzled a generation of men in her ...

An 18th century rectory, the former home of the late Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman, is unveiled as the winner of England’s Finest Parsonage competition. The competition, sponsored by Savills, was ...

Now under the ownership of Young's, the Betjeman is of course named for the late Poet Laureate who helped save ... The least Sir John should expect is a pub in his honour. Now he's got one ...

First transmitted in 1959, John Betjeman is filmed at different London locations introducing and reciting four of his poems. Show more First transmitted in 1959, John Betjeman is filmed at ...