Beowulf: Professor Andy Orchard on Radio 4

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On 5th March Professor Orchard took part in a discussion of Beowulf on BBC Radio 4's In Our Time with presenter Melvyn Bragg and other invited guests. The group discussed the origins, themes and language of the epic poem, as well as reading and explaining several portions.

The programme is available to play back on the BBC iPlayer: click here to visit the site.

Professor Andy Orchard is Oxford University's Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and Fellow of Pembroke.