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Great Poets: In Their Own Words

Great Poets: In Their Own Words

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📜 Overview: A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from some of Britain's greatest poets.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2014-08-10
⌚ Running Time: 98 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 0.0

Beloved Cast

Rebecca Front original image
Narrator
Rebecca Front
Simon Armitage original image
Simon Armitage
Sarah Churchwell original image
Sarah Churchwell
T. S. Eliot original image
T. S. Eliot
Germaine Greer original image
Germaine Greer
Liz Lochhead original image
Liz Lochhead
Blake Morrison original image
Blake Morrison
Ezra Pound original image
Ezra Pound
Edith Sitwell original image
Edith Sitwell
Fiona Shaw original image
Fiona Shaw
Stevie Smith original image
Stevie Smith
Dylan Thomas original image
Dylan Thomas
R.S. Thomas original image
R.S. Thomas
Allen Ginsberg original image
Allen Ginsberg
Anne Sexton original image
Anne Sexton
Sylvia Plath original image
Sylvia Plath

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