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Great Poets: In Their Own Words

Great Poets: In Their Own Words

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Documentary   History
📜 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 (voice)
Rebecca Front
Simon Armitage original image
Self
Simon Armitage
Sarah Churchwell original image
Self
Sarah Churchwell
T. S. Eliot original image
Self
T. S. Eliot
Germaine Greer original image
Self
Germaine Greer
Liz Lochhead original image
Self
Liz Lochhead
Blake Morrison original image
Self
Blake Morrison
Ezra Pound original image
Self
Ezra Pound
Edith Sitwell original image
Self
Edith Sitwell
Fiona Shaw original image
Self
Fiona Shaw
Stevie Smith original image
Self
Stevie Smith
Dylan Thomas original image
Self
Dylan Thomas
R.S. Thomas original image
Self
R.S. Thomas
Allen Ginsberg original image
Self (archive footage)
Allen Ginsberg
Anne Sexton original image
Self
Anne Sexton
Sylvia Plath original image
Self
Sylvia Plath

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