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A Map of British Poetry

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11/12. Rivers. The rivers of Britain run blue on our maps and run like veins through our poetry, offering a metaphor for the journey of our lives. Poet laureate Andrew Motion continues his exploration of the landscape of British poetry, with contributions from Roger Deakin and Peter Randall -Page, and poems by Milton, Ted Hughes , TS Eliot , Marlowe, Wordsworth and Gerard Manley Hopkins. Readers are Kenneth Cranham , Jamie Glover and Simon Russell Beale. Producer Tim Dee
Repeated on Saturday at 11.30pm ADDRESS: BBC, Broadcasting House, Bristol, BS8 2LR email: poetrymap@bbc.co.uk

Contributors

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Andrew Motion
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Roger Deakin
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Peter Randall
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Ted Hughes
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Ts Eliot
Readers:
Gerard Manley Hopkins.
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Kenneth Cranham
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Jamie Glover
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Simon Russell Beale.
Producer:
Tim Dee
Source: Radio Times

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