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A return trip to John Betjeman’s Metro-land, 50 years on from his classic TV documentary  The Guardian

New John Keats Sculpture Unveiled on Square Mile’s London Wall Development  Fine Books Magazine

The genius of John Betjeman’s Metro-Land  The Spectator

On the trail of poet John Betjeman's ghosts  AFR

SIR JOHN BETJEMAN, POET LAUREATE, DIES AT 77 (Published 1984)  The New York Times

Ken Russell’s early documentary: ‘A House in Bayswater’  dangerousminds.net

Inside Out - Yorkshire & Lincolnshire - John Betjeman - "A poet goes north"  BBC

The poet as press attaché – An Irishman’s Diary on John Betjeman in Ireland  The Irish Times

The Shaolin Temple In An Abandoned Railway Station  Londonist

BBC revives unaired Betjeman film forgotten for 40 years | John Betjeman  The Guardian

Film locations for Tim Burton's Batman (1989), in London, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire  The Worldwide Guide To Movie Locations

BETJEMAN NAMED AS POET LAUREATE (Published 1972)  The New York Times

Philip Larkin: “The Whitsun Weddings”  Poetry Foundation

How Betjeman learned to boogie  The Guardian

Five men and one woman who took on impossible job – of poet laureate  The Guardian

Sand in the Sandwiches review – Edward Fox's Betjeman is tediously tasteful  The Guardian

TV score composer and Betjeman collaborator Jim Parker dies aged 88  The Guardian

City of London pays tribute to Simon Armitage  City of London Corporation

Portraits of the poet laureate through the ages  The Guardian

Britain's Royal Wedding Hailed by Poet Laureate (Published 1973)  The New York Times

England | Train to carry famous poet's name  BBC

Betjeman’s Liverpool Street campaign revived in face of new development | London  The Guardian

John Betjeman in Ireland: Affectionate overview of poet laureate’s many Irish links  The Irish Times

Heritage: Sir John Betjeman - Poet Laureate with a love of railways and architecture  Ham & High

The Lyrics That Provoked Discord (Published 1977)  The New York Times

Stone circles: 10 staggering standing-stones on screen  BFI

BBC iPlayer Has A Treasure Trove Of London Documentaries  Londonist

Oxford - Sir John Betjeman's poetic life  BBC