5. Journey's End at Kelmscott

Available for 30 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.