Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Owl And The Pussycat | 19950406 | 20231224/25 (BBC7) | Nicholas Parsons celebrates the life and nonsensical genius of the poet, Edward Lear, creator of the Owl and the Pussycat. In the first of two programmes, he presents a portrait of the nonsensical genius, which conveys a rounded picture of Lear's amazing life and unusual personality. Lear's remarkable fantasy world is recreated by Nicholas Parsons as he delivers some of Lear's highly imaginative and delightful nonsense verse including: The Owl and the Pussycat, The Pobble Who Has No Toes, The Quangle Wangle's Hat and The Jumblies. Nicholas Parsons celebrates nonsensical genius of the poet, Edward Lear Nicholas Parsons celebrates the nonsensical genius of the poet, Edward Lear, creator of the Owl and the Pussycat. From 1995. |
| 02 | The Dong With The Luminous Nose | 19950413 | 20231225 (BBC7) | Nicholas Parsons celebrates the life and work of Edward Lear, the great nonsense poet. In the second of two programmes he talks about the unusual and difficult life of this amazing man and illustrates it throughout with a delivery of many of Lear's brilliant nonsense poems. The fantastical world of Lear's nonsense verse was constructed to bring entertainment to children, but also as a means of Lear surviving a very stressful life. Nicholas Parsons explores how Edward Lear's verse entertained children and soothed adults Nicholas Parsons explores how Edward Lear's verse was created to both entertain children and survive life's stresses. From 1995. |