Poetry Extra: Between the Ears

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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: Between the Ears - Rain

Between the Ears - Rain

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Poetry Extra, Between the Ears - Rain

Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and finds the hidden treasures.

Daljit Nagra chooses Between the Ears - Rain, written and performed by Alice Oswald, inspired by a rainstorm in Essex in 2016.

Poet Daljit Nagra revists the BBC's poetry archive and chooses chooses Between the Ears - Rain, a poem written for radio and performed by Alice Oswald, inspired by a rainstorm in Romford Essex on June 23 2016. Listen on headphones for binaural sound.

Alice Oswald's radio poem Rain was commissioned by Radio 3 in 2016 as part of their 70th anniversary celebrations. Written and performed by the poet, Rain was inspired by a visit to Romford Essex, which experienced a dramatic sudden rainstorm in the early hours of June 23 that year. The poem examines the effect this natural atmospheric occurrence has on an urban environment and its population. 

A version of Rain has been created in binaural sound. Listen on headphones for the full effect.

Rain - written and performed by Alice Oswald
Sound design Steve Brooke 
Produced by Susan Roberts.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2016.

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