The artistic and literary achievements of the Anglo-Welsh artist-poet David Jones during the interwar years.

Beginning with Jones's conversion to Roman Catholicism and his joining the Ditchling community in 1921, the film traces his sojourns across England, Wales and France. Through interviews with scholars, artists, writers and friends, and featuring an abundance of his carvings, engravings, sketches and paintings, we hear of Jones's development as a painter, engraver and poet; his friendships and relationships; his breakdown (1932-33) and the success of his epic war poem 'In Parenthesis', concluding with the turbulent years approaching the Second World War. Contributors include Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, and the art historians Paul Hills and Frances Spalding.—J Somers