Tag: John Betjeman

• Talking Trains with John Betjeman

  The older I get, the more I like John Betjeman, especially his prose, and particularly Trains and Buttered Toast, an anthology of his radio talks, mostly from the thirties, forties and early fifties. The subject matter is varied, but his enthusiasms are apparent: Victoriana, seaside towns, great British eccentrics, churches. Despite his campaigns to preserve…

  chrisharding53

  June 28, 2012

  BBC Home Service, Bradshaw, Essays, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, John Betjeman, Michael Portillo, trains, Trains And Buttered Toast