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2/12. Heartlands. To some, Shakespeare's Warwickshire feels like the literary heart of Britain. But do we still crave heartlands? Presented by Andrew Motion. With poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins , Elizabeth Barrett Browning, AE Housman and Philip Larkin , among others. Readers include lain Glen, Pete Postiethwaite and Simon Russell Beale. Producer Tim Dee Repeated Saturday 11.30pm

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Presented By:
Andrew Motion.
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Gerard Manley Hopkins
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Elizabeth Barrett
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Philip Larkin
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Pete Postiethwaite
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Simon Russell Beale.
Producer:
Tim Dee
Source: Radio Times

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