The Prelude Complete Series: BBC Radio 4 Classical Serial

BBC Radio 4 presents William Wordsworth's autobiographical poem `The Prelude', read by Sir Ian McKellen, directed by Susan Roberts and features specially composed music by John Harle.`The Prelude' is arguably the most important piece of poetic writing in our language. Accessible, full of emotion and gripping, the poem is recorded in Wordsworth's home in Grasmere, Cumbria and looks back over events in his early life in Grasmere, Cambridge, France, London and the Alps.Wordsworth believed that...