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Mr Fletcher, the Poet

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

A working life recorded.
In 1951 a Leicestershire builder, J. P. Fletcher , born into a mining community, won a Commonwealth Poetry Prize for his long poem about mining life, 'Tally 300'. In this programme he remembers and revisits scenes from his childhood and adult life.
Researcher VALERY HOVENDEN
Location recordings by RAY BRAVO Producer PIERS PLOWRIGHT Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
J. P. Fletcher
Unknown:
Valery Hovenden
Unknown:
Ray Bravo
Producer:
Piers Plowright
Source: Radio Times

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