West Country Collection - With John Nettles And Sir John Betjeman

John Nettles’ West CountryAcclaimed actor and star of the popular TV series Midsomer Murders, John Nettles goes back to his roots, to St. Austell in Cornwall, and begins a journey that will take him through the landscapes and cultures that make up one of the most beautiful and richly endowed regions in Britain. Including interviews with painter Sir Terry Frost, sculptor Barbara Hepworth, authors Minette Walters and Henry Williamson, actors Jack Shepherd and Michael York, poet Charles Causley, comedian Richard Herring and more; and featuring the writings of A.L. Rowse, D.H. Lawrence, P.G. Wodehouse, John Betjeman, Agatha Christie and Thomas Hardy among others; John Nettles’ West Country is a passionate exploration of a coastline and all it contains - rich and varied in its boundless energy and breathtaking beauty.Betjeman’s West CountryJohn Nettles presents an exploration of the life and landscapes that shaped one of Britain’s best-loved poets Sir John Betjeman, celebrating his lifelong love of the West-Country.Featuring interviews with his daughter Candida Lycett Green, biographer Bevis Hillier, artist David Inshaw, poet Charles Causley and more, John Nettles takes the journey to Cornwall, a trip first made by an excited small boy that was destined to be the final pilgrimage of an old man. Sir John Betjeman now rests in a Cornish churchyard by the sea. This journey celebrates his life and work.