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BBC North West Regional Documentaries: Record Detail

Accession Number

B448

Series Title

LOOK NORTH

Programme Title

WORDSWORTH: HAWKSHEAD

Producer

[Unknown]

Other Credits

[Unknown]

Transmission Date

22/04/83

 

colour , sound (sep), 06 mins 48 secs

Synopsis

A female presenter joins Richard Wordsworth, great great grandson of William Wordsworth, in Hawkshead, Cumbria, and they describe William's childhood there. There are general views of Hawkshead village, church, grammar school, Ann Tyson's cottage (where William lived whilst attending school), Esthwaite Water and the surrounding countryside and Richard reads some of William's poetry.