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Article: Keats anniversary inspires BBC to stage day of poetry
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- The Independent (London, England)
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- October 24, 1995
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever, and will be so several
times a day on the BBC as the corporation aims to replace the
nation's embrace of Jane Austen with a passion for John Keats.
As the dramatisation of Pride and Prejudice draws to a close,
the corporation is to mount a bi-media celebration marking the
200th anniversary of the Romantic poet's birth next Tuesday.
Keats will be the first poet ever to have his work read at
regular intervals throughout the day on BBC Radio. In addition
there will be an Omnibus special, a dramatisation of one of his
poems and other programmes. The BBC will even put a John Keats
research site on the Internet.
James Runcie, who is directing the Omnibus ...