The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words

To commemorate the centenary of the birth of one of Britain’s most influential and best-loved poets, this film combines dramatisations of telling events in the life of WH Auden with interviews from the TV and radio archives and extracts from Auden’s poetry, notebooks, letters and journals. (BBC)

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The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words

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May 17, 2009

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May 17, 2009

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1

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1

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English

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The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words

To mark the centenary of the birth of one of Britain's most noted poets, this film archive footage with extracts of Auden's poetry, letter and diaries, along with dramatisations of key events from his life.

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