The Hollow Men sounds like a Dr Who episode.*

Poetry — classical poetry — is often used in pop culture as a short-cut to indicate worldliness, intellect and a certain exclusivity. Poetry is seen as such a luxury that only someone with ample spare time and someone else to do the washing-up could possibly read, study and especially memorise it. Something for the upper classes to indulge in perhaps? All of which of course is rubbish, but you still see it in every tv show.

So, if you were wondering, it was T.S. Eliot's The Hollow Men that was quoted in this week's episode of Doctor Who, The Lazarus Experiment. Which goes to show that if it's good enough for a Timelord, it's good enough for you.


*Honestly, I wrote that and then did the Google search... The Hollow Men (Dr. Who Series)