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A brand new poetry slot on Radio 4 Extra gives listeners a weekly opportunity to revisit the riches of the BBC radio poetry archive

Poetry Extra: Poetry Proms: Andrew Motion and UA Fanthorpe

07/05/2017

Poetry Proms: Andrew Motion and UA Fanthorpe

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Poetry Extra, Poetry Proms: Andrew Motion and UA Fanthorpe

Daljit Nagra selects Poetry Proms with Andrew Motion and UA Fanthorpe and Last Word.

Poet-in-Residence Daljit Nagra selects Poetry Proms with Andrew Motion and UA Fanthorpe and Last Word. From 2000 and 2009.

BBC Radio 4's Poet in Residence, Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's radio poetry archive with two choices: 'Poetry Proms' with Andrew Motion from 2000 and Tribute to UA Fanthorpe on 'Last Word' from 2009.

At a live event Jo Shapcott introduces poets Andrew Motion and UA Fanthorpe who read selections from their work. 

In Last Word, Matthew Bannister and Elizabeth Sandy provide a fitting tribute to UA Fanthorpe following her death in 2009.

Producers: Kate Rowland and Neil George.

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