Poetry
The Essay. Larkin and Believing, The Mower. Audio, 14 minutes
Raymond Antrobus explores faith and belief in response to Philip Larkin's 'The Mower'.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
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- Posted8 July 2022
Arts & Ideas. Writing about money. Audio, 45 minutes
Orwell Prize finalist Kojo Koram plus poetry interested in economics
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Storyville. On the Morning You Wake (to the End of the World) Video, 36 minutes
In 2018, Hawaiians were given just 38 minutes to shelter from an inbound nuclear strike.
- AttributionBBC Four
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- Posted4 July 2022
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- Posted3 July 2022
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- Posted1 July 2022
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- Posted28 June 2022
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- Posted24 June 2022
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- Posted20 June 2022
Sunday Feature. Afterwords: Chinua Achebe. Audio, 44 minutes
The work of Chinua Achebe, in his own words, and in the words of those who knew him.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
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In Our Time. Dylan Thomas. Audio, 50 minutes
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poems, plays and persona of the prominent Welsh writer
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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The Essay. Journeys to the Grave, Paul Muldoon on WB Yeats. Audio, 14 minutes
Five writers go in search of the final resting places of their literary heroes.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
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- Posted2 June 2022
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- Posted31 May 2022
A Laureate for Elizabeth. Audio, 28 minutes
William Sieghart celebrates the seven laureate poets of Elizabeth's reign.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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- Posted28 May 2022
The Essay. Poetic Provocations, Sunflowers. Audio, 14 minutes
A very personal exploration of poetic starting points from writer Inua Ellams.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
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The Essay. Poetic Provocations, Dante. Audio, 14 minutes
Inua Ellams explores why basketball is so alive in black and working-class communities.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
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The Essay. Poetic Provocations, Kipling. Audio, 14 minutes
Inua explores race and racism through Kipling's poem The White Man's Burden.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
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The Essay. Poetic Provocations, Tupac. Audio, 14 minutes
Inua Ellams explores the impact of rapper 2Pac on his political and racial awareness.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
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- Posted6 May 2022
