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Larkin at 50

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

GEORGE MACBETH introduces a birthday tribute to
Philip Larkin , who was 50 earlier this year
W. H. AUDEN , KINGSLEY AMIS
SIR JOHNBETJEMAN ROBERT CONQUEST, DOUGLAS DUNN ROY FULLER , TED HUGHES and ANTHONY THWAITE introduce and read their favourite from among his poems. The programme ends with a reading by PHILIP LARKIN himself. followed by an interlude

Contributors

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Philip Larkin
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W. H. Auden
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Kingsley Amis
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Sir Johnbetjeman Robert
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Douglas Dunn
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Roy Fuller
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Ted Hughes
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Anthony Thwaite
Reading By:
Philip Larkin
Source: Radio Times

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