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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Katy Wix

James Robinson

Tim Key's Poetry Programme: Series 3: Love

Love

Series 3

BBC Radio 4 - Tim Key's Poetry Programme, Series 3, Love

Tim Key takes a comic look at the age-old issue of love, through the medium of poetry.

The comic poet ruminates on the meaning of love with the story of one man's romance with a cashier. With Tom Basden. From 2015.

Tim Key grapples with the concept of love by telling the story of one man's romance with a beautiful cashier. 

Written and presented by Tim Key

The Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning comedian attempts to recite poetry whilst tormenting his friend and musician, the equally brilliant Tom Basden.

With Katy Wix.

Producer:  James Robinson

A BBC Cymru Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2015.

Praise for Tim Key

"...You never know when Key will suddenly toss you a fantastic joke or startlingly well-constructed line." Radio Times

"The show... has a kind of artistry and strange beauty that makes it unlike any other hour of stand-up you are likely to see." The Observer

"In any other sphere apart from comedy, we'd probably class this way of looking at the world as certifiable. Here it feels like genius." The Telegraph.

Tim Key's Poetry Programme: Series 3

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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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