5. Journey's End at Kelmscott

Available for 9 days

Can William Guest, transported from 1890, come to terms with having to leave the England of his dreams? First published in 1890, William Morris's utopian vision of a future England which had left industrialisation behind. Abridged by Donald Bancroft. Concluded by David Burke. William Morris (1834 -1896) was an English designer, craftsman, poet, and early socialist. His decorative designs greatly influenced the rise of the Arts and Crafts movement in England and revolutionised Victorian taste. Producer: Marilyn Imrie First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1990.