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Macavity's Not There - TS Eliot in the 21st Century

Daljit Nagra selects Macavity's Not There which investigates TS Eliot鈥檚 relevance today. With Michael Alexander. From 2009.

Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the 成人快手's poetry archive and, to mark 60 years since the death of TS Eliot, he selects Macavity's Not There.

At one time TS Eliot was one of Britain's most important cultural figures: but Britain has changed out of all recognition since then.

How does a new edition of Eliot's writings affect his reputation: and how much significance do his poems really have in 21st century Britain?

Critic Michael Alexander explores Eliot's legacy, with the help of Eliot scholar Sir Christopher Ricks, and the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams.

Producer: Paul Bajoria

First broadcast on 成人快手 Radio 4 in 2009.

**** And Daljit reads from his Poetry Extra Book of the Month for January: Oi You Lot - a debut collection by Kareem Parkins-Brown.

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