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Poster The Culture Show - Season 18 Episode 18 : Episode 18: Wars of the Heart 2010

The Culture Show - Season 18 Episode 18 : Episode 18: Wars of the Heart 2010

For those who remained in London during the Second World War, the Blitz was a terrifying time of sleeplessness, fear and loss, but some of London's literary set found inspiration in the danger and intensity. With the threat of death ever present, nerves were tested and affairs began; it was an absolute gift for a writer seeking new material. Presenter James Runcie tells the story of novelists Graham Greene, Henry Green and Elizabeth Bowen, and American poet Hilda Doolittle, who revelled in the creative and personal freedom they discovered even as the bombs rained down. The programme reveals how these writers distilled the surreal and often frightening atmosphere of the time into some of their finest work.

  • Released: Jan 01, 1970
  • Runtime: 00:60:50 minutes
  • Genre: News, Documentary
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  • Network: BBC Two
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