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Last broadcast on Sun, 2 Oct 2011, 16:00 on BBC Radio 6 Music.
Synopsis
One-time Poet Laureate and full-time poet Andrew Motion talks about National Poetry Day and The Poetry Archive. All that plus the usual quality tracks and random thoughts.
Music and featured items
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The Doors
— Indian Summer -
Johnny Tillotson — Poetry In Motion
60's Number Ones Vol 1, Old Gold -
Bob Dylan
— In Search of Little Sadie -
The Human League
— Morale...You've Lost That Loving Feeling -
The Police
— Walking On The Moon -
The Durutti Column
— For Belgian Friends -
The Poets — Baby, Don't You Do It
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Interview with Sir Andrew Motion
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Untitled
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Alfred Lord Tennyson — Charge of The Light Brigade (Poetry Archive)
Rare recording kindly supplied by The British Library.
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Sir John Betjeman & Jim Parker — A Russell Flint
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Michael Horovitz — An Excerpt from 'A New Wasteland'
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Interview with Sir Andrew Motion
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Untitled
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The Waterboys
— Before The World Was Made -
Terry Durham — Stills From A Late Night Movie
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Interview with Sir Andrew Motion
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Untitled
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Simon & Garfunkel
— The Dangling Conversation -
Badly Drawn Boy
— Riding with Gabriel Greenburg -
Tom Fazzini — Stats
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Crazy Bastard
Poem written and recited by Roger McGough
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Ólöf Arnalds
— With Tomorrow / I'm On Fire -
Vangelis
— L'Apocalypse Des Animaux -
Josephine Foster — I See Thee Better In The Dark
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The Kinks
— Days
Broadcast
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Sun 2 Oct 201116:00
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