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Edward Lear's Nonsense Songs

Nicholas Parsons, a lifelong fan of Edward Lear, revisits the book that gave the world The Owl and the Pussycat to explore the fine line between joy and melancholy in Lear's writing and discover how the epileptic, bronchial, asthmatic depressive pioneered a new kind of poetry that married brilliant wordplay with astonishing artwork.

English
  • Originally Aired October 19, 2015
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Network BBC Four
  • Created September 27, 2017 by
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Name Type Role
Nicholas Parsons Writer
Nicholas Parsons Host Presenter
Nicholas Parsons Guest Star
Sarah Barclay Director