Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme

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Tim Key's Poetry Programme

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Tim Key presents a selection of poems that explore a different theme each week

Tim Key presents a selection of poems that explore a different theme each week. With musical accompaniment from Tom Basden

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Tim Key's Poetry Programme: Series 1: Egypt

Egypt

Series 1

BBC Radio 4 - Tim Key's Poetry Programme, Series 1, Egypt

Tim Key takes a comic look at the notion of 'Egypt' through the medium of poetry.

Tim Key explores the meaning of 'Egypt' via his poetic works. Tom Basden provides musical accompaniment. From 2012.

Tim Key is on a cultural pilgrimage to Cairo, as he grapples with the meaning of 'Egypt'. 

Written and presented by Tim Key

Tom Basden plays guitar, while wearing a fez. 

Producer: James Robinson

First broadcast on BBC Radio in March 2012.

Tim Key's Poetry Programme: Series 1

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Tim Key explores a variety of themes through his poems. With Tom Basden.

Tim Key explores a variety of themes through his poems. With musical accompaniment from Tom Basden.

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