Includes a selection of radio talks.

Sir John Betjeman (1906-84) was born in Highgate, the son of a manufacturer of Dutch descent. His poetry enjoyed immense popularity, as did his personality, and his knighthood in 1969 and appointment as Poet Laureate in 1972 were universally welcomed.

The real England, the real John Betjeman

This is the definitive John Betjeman collection reissued for the centenary of his birth, and includes his verse autobiography Summoned by Bells in its entirity

A special, centenary, gift-book edition of Betjeman's best loved poems with a new foreword by Barry Humphries

An affectionate and unabashed celebration of Englishness from one of the nation's most popular poets

The best-loved of English poets, John Betjeman was also a great champion of British heritage whose legacy lives on, not just in his poetry, but in his diaries, broadcasts and letters. A devotee of the railways, this small, beautiful volume brings together some of his correspondence written on his travels, and describes all that Betjeman found of value in the landscape and architecture of this ...

A delightful anthology of Betjeman's greatest poetry and prose. The Betjeman set text for literature syllabuses.

Betjeman's England is a place of patriotic poets and seaside coves, provincial cathedrals and eccentric dons. For fifty years, Betjeman celebrated the glories of Englishness and what it meant to be English. Against a tide of rapid change, he unearthed forgotten heroes, bygone haunts and old-fashioned modes of thought. But as this original collection reveals, his appeal goes far beyond simple ...

Sir John Betjeman was one of the best-known and loved Poet Laureates. Even after his death, his popularity continues to garner acclaim and new admirers. This work includes: Metro-land ; A Subaltern's Lovesong ; Diary of a Church Mouse ; In a Bath Teashop ; Pot Pourri from a Surrey Garden ; Myfanwy at Oxford ; and, Death at Leamington .

John Betjeman remains one of our best-loved poets - for the first time on CD, Nigel Hawthorne reads a collection of his greatest works

'Hymns are the poems of the people.' John Betjeman

Features a selection of the author's poetry. This title includes the author's readings, readings specially commissioned for BBC Radio 4's Poetry Please , and readings from actors Derek Jacobi, Miriam Margolyes, Stephen Fry, Susan Jameson and Samuel West.

Presents the story of a boy's growth to early manhood - seaside holidays, meddling aunts, school bullies, an unexpected moment of religious awakening, then Oxford, and sparkling pen-portraits of the literary greats he met there.

A collection of the author's essays on architecture. It discusses a range of topics including conservation battles, modern architecture and the author's passion for railways.

Defends the author's love of Victorian and Edwardian architecture. This book attacks notions of modernism and (at the other extreme) unthinking antiquarianism.

An affectionate and unabashed celebration of Englishness from one of the nation's most popular poets

Evocative verse autobiography by the nation's best loved poet - a classic.

In the tones of Sir John himself, this autobiography in verse captures the voice of the late Poet Laureate. From his earliest boyhood memories of Highgate and Archibald, his old stuffed bear, through to his undergraduate years at Oxford and his early career, it describes the pains and pleasures of growing up.

Classic Betjeman broadcast material now available in book form.