John Phipps

A beautiful radio adaptation: Radio 4’s The Housing Lark reviewed

Plus: Radio 3 has turned Coleridge's 'lesbian vampire poem' Christabel into a tale about making a podcast – and it's even more boring than that sounds

Samuel Selvon, author of The Lonely Londoners, in 1958. Image: ANL / Shutterstock
  • Comments

  • The Housing Lark

    BBC Radio 4

  • Christabel

    BBC Radio 3

Already a subscriber? Log in

This article is for subscribers only

Subscribe today to get 3 months' delivery of the magazine, as well as online and app access, for only £3.

  • Weekly delivery of the magazine
  • Unlimited access to our website and app
  • Enjoy Spectator newsletters and podcasts
  • Explore our online archive, going back to 1828

Read next

Trending

Because you read about bbc

Also by John Phipps

Latest

Comments

Join the debate for just £1 a month

Be part of the conversation with other Spectator readers by getting your first three months for £3.

Already a subscriber? Log in