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21/09/2008

Roger McGough introduces listeners' poetry requests. He marks the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Robert W Service, nicknamed the Canadian Kipling.

Robert W Service, was by turns a bank clerk and a proto-Beat who commemorated the hardships and drama of the Yukon Gold Rush. Roger marks the fiftieth anniversary of his death, with Jimmy Yuill reading the classics.

The Shooting of Dan McGrew
The Spell of the Yukon
The Quitter
Funk
The Cremation of Sam McGee

All poems in this week’s programme are by Robert Service and are taken from ‘The Best of Robert Service’ published by A&C Black

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 27 Sep 2008 23:30

Broadcasts

  • Sun 21 Sep 2008 16:30
  • Sat 27 Sep 2008 23:30