Poetry
Monitor. A Poet in London. Video, 12 minutes
John Betjeman is filmed at different London locations reciting his poems. (1959)
- AttributionBBC
- Available for over a year
Face to Face. Revival, Maya Angelou. Video, 38 minutes
Maya Angelou gives a frank account of her journey to becoming an author.
- AttributionBBC Two
- Available for over a year
Face to Face. Original, Dame Edith Sitwell. Video, 28 minutes
John Freeman talks to poet and critic Dame Edith Sitwell about her life and work. (1959)
- AttributionBBC
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted28 October 2021
Laura Barton's Notes on Music. Laura Barton's Words. Audio, 28 minutes
A triptych of audio essays on the enduring qualities, appeal and intent of pop music.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Alabama's first black Poet Laureate. Newsday. Audio, 00:05:22
Ashley M. Jones wants to speak openly about the history of black people in the US
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Posted27 October 2021
Between the Ears. Capturing Light. Audio, 29 minutes
Printmaker Norman Ackroyd and poet Nancy Campbell explore what it takes to capture light.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted22 October 2021
Arena. Dylan Thomas: From Grave to Cradle. Video, 59 minutes
An examination of the work and the legend of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.
- AttributionBBC Four
- Available for 5 months
- Attribution
- Posted18 October 2021
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- Posted17 October 2021
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- Posted16 October 2021
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- Posted11 October 2021
Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius. Video, 49 minutes
Docudrama that recounts the astonishing life story of a forgotten genius.
- AttributionBBC Four
- Available for over a year
Between the Ears. An Orkney Tapestry. Audio, 29 minutes
Erland Cooper and Daniel Pioro pay tribute to Orkney poet George Mackay Brown.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Songs To Live By. Avelino and Roger Robinson. Audio, 34 minutes
Rapper Avelino and poet Roger Robinson share the songs that have made them.
- AttributionBBC Radio 1Xtra
- Available for over a year
Beyond Belief. Poetry, the Language of Religion. Audio, 28 minutes
Poetry as the language of religion.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Sunday Feature. Dear Phillis. Audio, 44 minutes
The legacy of Phillis Wheatley, the first published African American poet.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Primary pupils interview the poet Joseph Coelho at the Edinburgh International online Book Festival. The L.A.B Scotland. Video, 00:05:08
Pupils from St James' Primary interviewing poet Joseph Coelho.
- AttributionBBC Scotland
- Posted26 August 2020
Drama on 4. Cov. Audio, 44 minutes
Three linked contemporary stories from Coventry - the UK's City of Culture 2021
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Postcards from Coventry, If Coventry was a character, who would it be? Audio, 14 minutes
Playwright and director Chris O’Connell asks if Coventry was a character, who would it be?
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted15 September 2021
Midnight Meets With Colin Murray. John Cooper Clarke. Audio, 54 minutes
The poet on Arctic Monkeys, why poems need punters and how Chet Baker was his dealer.
- AttributionBBC Radio 5 Live
- Available for over a year
