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The Poetry of John Donne

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

First of three programmes to mark the anniversary of his death on 31 March 1631
Compiled and presented by Michael Flinch
Readers Hugh Burden and Rosalind Shanks

"Go and catch a falling star,
Get with child a mandrake root,
Tell me where all past years are,
Or who cleft the devil's foot...."

BBC Bristol

Contributors

Compiled by/Presenter:
Michael Flinch
Reader:
Hugh Burden
Reader:
Rosalind Shanks
Producer:
Shaun MacLoughlin
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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