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3. The Road to Bloomsbury

William Guest struggles to come to terms with the utopian London of the twenty-first century. Read by David Burke.

William Guest struggles to come to terms with the utopian London of the twenty-first century....

William Morris's utopian vision of a future England which had left industrialisation behind was first published in 1890.

William Morris (1834 -1896) was an English designer, craftsman, poet, and early socialist. His decorative designs greatly influenced the rise of the Arts and Crafts movement in England and revolutionised Victorian taste.

Read by David Burke.

Abridged by Donald Bancroft.

Producer: Marilyn Imrie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1990.

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15 minutes

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  • Wed 22 Jul 202608:30
  • Wed 22 Jul 202613:30
  • Wed 22 Jul 202619:30
  • Thu 23 Jul 202603:30