"It's terribly embarrassing. Do you want to hear it?" John Betjeman recites one of his early 'terrible' poems in 1959. | BBC Radio 4

"Damn it all, when one's in love what other way can you express yourself but in poetry?" An incredibly entertaining chat with John Betjeman from 1962. Hear the whole thing on Poetry Extra: http://bbc.in/2xZnVGx | BBC Radio 4

Fifty years ago, John Betjeman made an ode to Sunday, looking at how Londoners spent the traditional day of rest. Find more Betjemanian brilliance on the @bbciplayer - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/search?q=betjeman | BBC Archive