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Poetry Extra: Coward, the Poet

24/08/2008

Coward, the Poet

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Poetry Extra, Coward, the Poet

Friends and fans discuss a selection of Noel Coward's poems.

4 Extra Debut. Daljit Nagra introduces a look at the significant amount of poetry written by Noel Coward, a regularly overlooked aspect of his remarkable career. From August 2008.

BBC Radio 4's Poet in Residence, Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's radio poetry archive with Coward, the Poet. 

A regularly overlooked aspect of Noel Coward's remarkable career is the significant amount of poetry he wrote throughout his life. Friends and fans including Anna Massey, Imogen Stubbs, Alastair McGowan discuss a selection of his poems, offering a unique insight into a deeper and somewhat darker aspect of Coward's personal life.

Producer: David Prest.

A Whistledown Production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2008.

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