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Poetry Prom

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

The soldier's life in peace and war in a programme of poems read by Jill Balcon and Gary Watson , and introduced by George MacBeth , including:
THOMAS HOOD A Waterloo Ballad WILFRED OWEN The Sentry
HENRY REED Judging Distances
ROBERT SOUTHEY The Battle of Blenheim
CHARLES LEVER The Irish Dragoon Producer LOUISE PURSLOW
(Revised repeat: Friday, 11.5 am)

Contributors

Read By:
Jill Balcon
Read By:
Gary Watson
Introduced By:
George MacBeth
Unknown:
Thomas Hood
Unknown:
Waterloo Ballad
Unknown:
Wilfred Owen
Unknown:
Henry Reed
Unknown:
Robert Southey
Producer:
Louise Purslow
Source: Radio Times

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