1. A New Dawn

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In 1890, William Guest dreams it is at least the year 2003… William Morris's utopian vision of a future England which had left Industrialisation behind was first published in 1890. Abridged in five parts by Donald Bancroft. Read 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.