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Railway Nation: A Journey in Verse

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Following in the footsteps of WH Auden's 1936 documentary Night Mail, six of Britain's best poets take the train from London to Glasgow, capturing the journey in verse. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Maxine Peake
Participant:
Liz Berry
Participant:
Imtiaz Dharker
Participant:
Sabrina Mahfouz
Participant:
Andrew McMillan
Participant:
Sean O'Brien
Executive Producer:
Alistair Pegg
Producer:
Joe Fowler
Director:
James House
Production Company:
Blast! Films

BBC Two Northern Ireland

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