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BBC Radio 3
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Peter Porter introduces poetry from the BBC Sound Archives. Today, in the last of the series, a Poetry Prom from 1973 introduced by John Betjeman. It features Philip Larkin 's only recorded public reading, a rendition of The Whitsun
Weddings.
Series producer Fiona McLean

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Introduces:
Peter Porter
Introduced By:
John Betjeman.
Unknown:
Philip Larkin
Producer:
Fiona McLean
Source: Radio Times

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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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