Candidates for Greatness T S Eliot
A portrait of one of the foremost poets of this century whose work broke with tradition and greatly influenced literary criticism and taste. Derek Parker discusses Eliot's importance with Al Alvarez.
Documentary
Primary Title
- Candidates for Greatness
Secondary Title
- T S Eliot
Date Broadcast
- Friday 25 March 1977
Duration
- 27:16
Channel
- 1YA - National Programme
Broadcaster
- Radio New Zealand
Owning Organisation
- BBC
Programme Description
- Documentary
Episode Description
- A portrait of one of the foremost poets of this century whose work broke with tradition and greatly influenced literary criticism and taste. Derek Parker discusses Eliot's importance with Al Alvarez.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Radio
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Art
- Documentary
- History
Hosts
- Derek Parker (Host)
Contributors
- Al Alvarez (Commentator)
- Sheila Anderson (Producer)