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Poetry Extra: The House I Grew Up In

29/01/2017

The House I Grew Up In

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Poetry Extra, The House I Grew Up In

Daljit Nagra introduces The House I Grew Up In, featuring Jackie Kay in Glasgow.

Poet-in-Residence Daljit Nagra introduces The House I Grew Up In, featuring Jackie Kay in Glasgow. From August 2007.

BBC Radio 4's Poet in Residence, Daljit Nagra revisits BBC radio's poetry archive with 'The House I Grew Up In', featuring Jackie Kay. 

Recalling a childhood in Glasgow which inspired her to write, the poet takes Wendy Robbins to meet her mum and dad back at the family home. 

Adopted at birth, Jackie was raised with her brother - the only black children in the neighbourhood. Meeting friends, relatives and neighbours, Jackie reveals how her childhood experiences inspired her to start writing.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.

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