On Monday 25th August 1980, most people were asleep when Betjeman's Britain was aired at 10.40pm on ITV.
A selection of John Betjeman's poems had been set to music by composer Jim Parker, and visually represented by various television heavyweights including Eric Morecambe, Peter Cook and Susannah York.
Peter Cook (1937-95) played the dedicated golfer in Betjeman's poem . I was his put-upon caddy, reluctantly trailing behind him on the course. Both of us were dressed to the nines
