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08/10/2015

20th-Century Jukebox

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Andrew Marr and guests paint a fresh portrait of the 20th century in poems.

Simon Armitage, Juliet Gardiner, Kate Tempest, Kei Miller and Glyn Maxwell help Andrew Marr to paint a fresh portrait of the 20th century in poems.

The British are brilliant at writing poems. On National Poetry Day, Andrew Marr is using them to tell our story. The 20th century arrives and so does the BBC archive. Simon Armitage, Juliet Gardiner, Kate Tempest, Kei Miller and Glyn Maxwell help Andrew to paint a fresh portrait of the 20th century in poems.

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Andrew Marr explores British history and identity through poems.

Andrew Marr explores British history and identity through poems. An epic broadcast for National Poetry Day.

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