Roy Hattersley on Philip Larkin with Judi Dench and Alan Bennett
In the first of four programmes, ROY HATTERSLEY introduces us to Philip Larkin 's poetry. The two men have views that are entirely opposed - but Hattersley still loves Larkin's work. He finds the precision and rhythms of the words Larkin uses, whether in describing a country show, the cattle grazing on the hillside, a terminal ward in a hospital, or an empty Anglican church, make him a British poet without equal.
Designer RAY London Assistant producer NICHOLAS METCALFE Associate producer DAVID HEYCOCK
Producer and director BOB MARSLAND