Certainly one of the most colorful and controversial writers of the 20th century, D. H. Lawrence’s humble beginnings as a fragile child in a Nottingham mining town hardly foreshadowed the fame he would acquire through his writing. In this program, Lawrence biographer John Worthen and others who knew the writer discuss the author’s life, his many love affairs, and his turbulent marriage to his wife, Frieda. A dramatization of scenes from the 1960 obscenity trial over the publication of Lady Chatterley’s Lover features passages from the novel. Actress Glenda Jackson discusses Sons and Lovers and The Rainbow within the context of Lawrence’s purported disdain for women. The program contains some profanity and should be previewed before being shown to students. A BBC Production. (53 minutes)