Poetry

Last Edited: 06-Jun-2018 A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.

See also The Nation’'s Favourite Poems and Poetry Please
Date Title Cast Parameters
BBC R4
25-Apr-2004
02-MAy-2004
 Infinite New Verses -
the Story of Chinese Poetry
 Roshan Doug
Producer Laura Parfitt
 28:22, 26598, S
28:03, 26298, S
BBC R4
05-Aug-2004
 The Throne of Poets
 Michael Symmons Roberts
Producer Jeremy Grange
 27:58, 26220, S
14-Feb-2005 Love Cuts
Poetry for Valentine’s Day 		John Hegley with Andrew Bailey and Karen Tweed
Produced by Nigel Piper 		29:02, 27222, S
08-Jan-2010 Jubilee Poetry Juliet Stevenson, Samantha Bond, Samuel West
presented by Andrew Motion
Producer Cherry Cookson
25:32, 23949, S
12-Mar-2006 Poems on the Range Ian Macmillan
Produced by Gary Brown 		28:17, 26531, S
19-Mar-2006 Sappho, the Tenth Muse Jackie Kay
Produced by Susan Roberts 		28:25, 26642, S
17-Apr-2006 to
21-Apr-2006 		With Love from Me to You A series of poetic exchanges between paired
contemporary poets living in the UK and Europe
and beyond. The poets correspond through email
and give us an insight into the online life of a
modern day poet.
  1. Christine de Luca and Rina Katajavuori,
    Producer Susan Roberts
  2. Stephen Knight and Imtiaz Dharker,
    Producer Carrie Rooney
  3. Paula Meehan and Kapka Kassabova
  4. Gillian Clarke and Sujata Bhatt
  5. Lavinia Greenlaw and Raphael Urweider,
    Producer Susan Roberts
14:08, 13258, S
14:05, 13219, S
14:01, 13153, S
14:03, 13182, S
13:51, 12999, S
BBC R4
02-Apr-2006 to

 The Poetry of History
  1. Easter 1916
  2. 1819 Peterloo massacre
  3. The English Civil War
  4. TS Eliot and the Blitz
 Jonathan Bate
Producer Julian May, Tom Alban, Martin Smith
 27:56, 26139, S
27:39, 25878, S
27:39, 25871, S
28:01, 26206, S
23-Jul-2006 to
13-Aug-2006
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09-Sep-2007 to
30-Sep-2007 		Poetry Societies
  1. The Thomas Lovell Beddoes Society
  2. The Gujarati Writers Forum
  3. Ampleforth College
  4. The Yeats Society of Sligo
  1. The John Harris Society
  2. The East Coker Poetry Group
  3. The Pushkin Club
  4. The Friends of the Dymock Poets
 Judith Palmer
Produced by Viv Beebe
Produced by Christine Hall 		28:01, 26276, S
28:12, 26447, S
27:58, 26234, S
27:37, 25893, S
28:03, 26306, S
28:00, 26251, S
28:11, 26435, S
28:00, 26261, S
18-Nov-2006 Poets Don’t Drive Ian Macmillan
Produced by Sara Jane Hall 		28:03, 26310, S
26-Nov-2006 I Wish I’d Looked after Me Teeth Paul Farley
Produced by emma Harding 		28:05, 26329, S
03-Dec-2006
10-Dec-2006 		Sing Your Own Psalms Shamshad Khan
Produced by Carmel 		27:48, 26065, S
28:04, 26318, S
11-Dec-2006 to
14-Dec-2006 		How to Knit a Poem Gwyneth Lewis
Produced by Penny Arnold 		14:02, 13171, S
14:01, 13153, S
13:57, 13082, S
14:00, 13137, S
10-Jul-2007 My Male Muse Clare Pollard
Produced by Tamsin Challenger 		28:15, 26486, S
18-Dec-2007 Small Presses, Big Ideas Phill Jupitus
Produced by Jeff  Byrd 		28:19, 26555, S
06-Jan-2008 A Poet's Song --
An exploration of the differences between
poetry and song 		Paul Farley and Jo Shapcott
Produced by Ella Mae Robie 		28:05, 26329, S
30-Mar-2008 Fred's Archive --
Fred Hunter's archive of recorded poets 		Joan Bakewell
Produced by Neil Rosser 		25:05, 23517, S
13-Mar-2008 to Josephine Hart Poetry Programme
  1. The unforgettable poetry of WWI
  2. Paradise Lost by John Milton
  3. dramatic monologues of Robert Browning
  4. WH Auden's life and work
 Josephine Hart
Produced by Madeleine Brolly  		28:31, 20056, S
25:00, 23439, S
24:54, 23346, S
24:46, 23213, S
BBC R4
02-Apr-2008 to
23-Apr-2008
 Poets' Tree -- a spoof
 Kevin Eldon, Stewart Lee
Producer: Ed Morrish
 14:06, 13223, S
14:07, 13240, S
14:10, 13267, S
14:22. 13473, S
27-Jul-2008
03-Aug-2008 		Poetry and the Russian Soul –
  1. And Poetry Awakens in Me
  2. Set the Hearts of Men on Fire with
    your Word
 Martin Sixsmith
Produced by Mark Berman 		25:01, 23459, S
25:11, 23621, S
09-Oct-2008 Blood, Sweat, Tears and Poetry Patience Agbabi
produced by Simon Evans 		27:57, 26215, S
02-Nov-2008 Beanz Meanz Rhymz -- poetry and advertising Matt Harvey
produced by Mark Smalley 		28:03, 26314, S
16-Nov-2008 Poetry from the Front Line Jonathan Charles
produced by Laura Parfit 		28:18, 26540, S
24-Feb-2009 There was a Young Man from Limerick John Hegley
produced by Megan Jones 		27:55, 26173, S
23-Aug-2009 Poems for Infant Minds Nigel Forde
produced by Tom Alban 		28:02, 26292, S
30-Aug-2009 In Search of the Wantley Dragon Ian McMillan
produced by Russell Crewe 		27:51, 26117, S
BBC R4
13-Oct-2009 to
15-Oct-2009
 Lyrical Ballads
  1. Lewti and The Thorn
  2. The Nightingale and the Lucy
  3. Tintern Abbey and Love
 Julius D'Silva, Mark Meadows, Peter Gruffydd
Adapted and produced by Emma Harding
 13:46, 12899, S
13:43, 12857, S
13:57, 13084, S
20-Dec-2009 Thomas Lynch's Season of Innocence Thomas Lynch
Produced by Kate Bland 		25:51, 24246, S
28-Mar-2010 Suckers! Poet and Parasite Paul Farley
produced by Emma Harding 		27:52, 26205, S
27-Jun-2010 Glastonbury Poetry Diaries Helen Gregory, Pete Hunter: Hollie McNish, Andreatta
Chuma: Dreadlock Alien
Producer: Sara Davies 		27:05, 25403, S
29-Jun-2010 A Doggerel Bard Elvis McGonagall
Producer: Frank Stirling 		27:56, 26190, S
29-Aug-2010 Norn But Not Forgotten -- Sounds of Shetland Daljit Nagra, Kathleen Jamie
produced by Mark Richards 		27:56,26189, S
05-Sep-2010 Crazy For Love: Layla and the Mad Poet Anthony Sattin
Producer: Sara Jane Hall 		28:05, 26329, S
03-Apr-2011 A House Divided:
The Poetry of the American Civil War 		Allan Gurganus
Producer: Colin McNulty 		27:50, 26109, S
24-Jul-2011 Down off the Pedestals --
dialect poets in the new industrial centres 		Simon Armitage
Producer: Geoff Bird 		28:04, 26273, S
31-Jul-2011
30-Oct-2011
01-Jan-2012
04-Mar-2012
04-Nov-2012
11-Nov-2012
18-Nov-2012
25-Nov-2012 		Poetry Workshop Ruth Padel
Producers: Sara Davies and Sarah Langan 		27:31, 25756, S
27:53, 26082, S
27:51, 26068, S
27:53, 26096. S
27:56, 26135, S
27:52, 26077, S
27:43, 25935, S
27:38, 25855, S
14-Aug-2011 Listen to Them Breathing -- Quaker Poetry Sibyl Ruth
Producer: Sara Davies 		27:54, 26166, S
21-Aug-2011 Maledictions and Disaffections -
Poetry That Doesn't Please 		Matthew Parris
produced by Tim Dee 		27:43, 25945, S
04-Dec-2011 The Poetry of Aran Daljit Nagra
Producer: Jo Wheeler 		27:50, 26042, S
11-Dec-2011 Guns, Roses and Poetry Readings Bill Herbert and Zoe Skoulding
Producer: Neil Cargill, Andrew Lahind 		27:29, 25727, S
22-Jul-2012 The New Group -- Belfast poets Presenter: Ian Sansom
Producer: Claire Burgoyne 		27:40, 25900, S
29-Jul-2012 Poetry 2012 - the Power of the Poem Kei Miller and Robyn Marsack
produced by Liza Greig 		27:27, 25690, S
19-Aug-2012 The Seafarer Simon Armitage
Producer: Isabel Sutton 		27:46, 25992, S
27-Aug-2012 to
31-Aug-2012		 Poetic Justice
  1. Treadmill
  2. Hope
  3. Crossroads
  4. Reflection
  5. Boundaries
 Mr Gee
Produced by Andrew Wilkie and Adam Fowler 		13:45, 12869, S
13:38, 12764, S
13:39, 12785, S
13:37, 12758, S
13:32, 12676, S
28-Oct-2012 Return to Oasis --
70th anniversary of The Oasis anthology 		Mike Greenwood
Producer: Eve Streeter 		27:45, 25972, S
31-Mar-2013 Rhyme and Reason Mr Gee
Producer: Julian May		 27:46, 26012, S
14-Apr-2013
 		The Bards of Whitelocks Bar
 		Jean Sprackland
Produced by Emma Harding
 		27:51, 26130, S
16-May-2013
 		Poetry in Translation
 		Presenter: Daljit Nagra
Producer: Jessica Treen
 		27:45, 26002, S
11-Aug-2013
 		The Sonnet and the Sword
 		Peggy Reynolds
produced by Luke Whitlock
 		27:45, 25972, S