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Weekly opportunity for listeners to revisit the riches of the BBC radio poetry archive

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: No Coward Soul by Emily Bronte

No Coward Soul by Emily Bronte

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Poetry Extra, No Coward Soul by Emily Bronte

Daljit Nagra introduces Adventures in Poetry - No Coward Soul by Emily Bronte. From 2001.

Made for 4 Extra.  Daljit Nagra introduces Adventures in Poetry - No Coward Soul by Emily Bronte. From 2001.

Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's radio poetry archive selecting Adventures in Poetry - No Coward Soul by Emily Bronte.  

Peggy Reynolds finds out how Emily Bronte's bold and haunting poem 'No Coward Soul' makes its impact and discusses its role in the myth that has grown up around the author.

Contributors: Brian Blessed, Prof Isabel Armstrong, Prof Steven Connor, Stevie Davies, Ann Dinsdale, Alice Arnold.

Producer – Sara Davies

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.

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