John Clare , the "peasant poet" born 200 years ago, was first courted then shunned by the literary establishment. Today, ironically, he's compulsory reading on the National English Curriculum. Andy Croft , with contributions from Melvyn Bragg , William Mclllvaney , Rebecca O'Rourke , Mogg Williams and others, claims the same distrust of the untutored voice still prevails among publishers and critics today. Producer Dave Sheasby