John Betjeman Movies
- 1982
Private Life of the Ford Cortina
Private Life of the Ford Cortina01982HD
A ski run in Italy, a supermarket manager in Luton, a sandwich bar in London EC2, Arena opens the bonnet of the Ford Cortina, Britain's most popular,...
- 1974
A Passion for Churches
A Passion for Churches01974HD
Sir John Betjeman visits and explains the architecture of various churches in the Diocese of Norwich. Among those visited: Sandringham church on the...
- 1960
Journey Into a Lost World
Journey Into a Lost World01960HD
John Betjeman reminisces on Britain's great historical exhibitions since the 1870s: including Alexandra Palace, the Empire Exhibition at Wembley and...
- 1962
John Betjeman Goes By Train
John Betjeman Goes By Train5.71962HD
Documentary from British Transport Films
- 1959
John Betjeman: A Poet in London
John Betjeman: A Poet in London01959HD
Poet John Betjeman is shown visiting locations including Vauxhall Park, Aldersgate Street station, Camden Town and Hatfield, where he recites a...
- 1973
Metro-Land
Metro-Land81973HD
METRO-LAND is a colourful eulogy by Sir John Betjeman to the people and places served by London's Metropolitan Line. Sir John Betjeman takes you on a...
- 1955
Discovering Britain With John Betjeman: Avebury, Wiltshire
Discovering Britain With John Betjeman: Avebury, Wiltshire7.51955HD
In this Shell-sponsored short, the celebrated British poet narrates this travelogue about the Avebury stone circle and nearby burial grounds.
- 1963
A Hundred Years Underground
A Hundred Years Underground71963HD
A film looking at the first 100 years of the Underground Railway in London from 1863 to 1963. A range of well known people and senior managers speak...
- 1965
Pity About the Abbey
Pity About the Abbey01965HD
Satirical play in which businessmen want to destroy Westminster Abbey to make way for a bypass.
- 1976
Summoned by Bells
Summoned by Bells01976HD
To mark his 70th Birthday, the Poet Laureate, Sir John Betjeman, recalls key moments from his childhood and adolescence.
- 1970
Railways for Ever!
Railways for Ever!61970HD
A poet's eulogy to his beloved mode of transport.
- 1968
Peter Goes North
Peter Goes North01968HD
A BBC film lead by John Betjeman. Also known as A Poet Goes North, Betjeman does what he did best, engages us with his passion and discernment. With...
- 1968
Marble Arch to Edgware
Marble Arch to Edgware01968HD
The poet John Betjeman journeys from Marble Arch to Edgeware, reciting specially-written poems and pointing out areas of interest.
- 1964
Larkin and Betjeman: Down Cemetery Road
Larkin and Betjeman: Down Cemetery Road01964HD
Philip Larkin talks to John Betjeman in 1964 about his life, his poetry and the city of Hull where he lived and worked as university librarian.