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17/10/2010

Roger McGough introduces requests for poems that mark life's major transitions, from the cradle to the grave. Tessa Nicholson and Alun Raglan read works by Blake and others.

From the cradle to the grave: Roger McGough introduces requests for poems that mark life's major transitions and turning points. There are works that celebrate the arrival of new life, while others mark childhood, adolescence, middle and old age. Tessa Nicholson and Alun Raglan read a rich selection of poems by William Blake, Arthur Rimbaud, Christina Rossetti and others.
Producer: Mark Smalley.

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 23 Oct 2010 23:30

Broadcasts

  • Sun 17 Oct 2010 16:30
  • Sat 23 Oct 2010 23:30