Larkin Revisited

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Simon Armitage, the poet laureate, unpicks Philip Larkin's poems in his centenary year.

Across ten programmes and ten Philip Larkin poems, Simon Armitage, the poet laureate, finds out what happens when he revisits and unpicks Larkin's work in his centenary year.

Across ten programmes and ten iconic Phillip Larkin poems, Simon Armitage, the poet laureate, finds out what happens when he unpicks Larkin's poems in his centenary year, and lets the language that entered the culture resonate as he goes about his own life as a poet.

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Larkin Revisited: The Whitsun Weddings

The Whitsun Weddings

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Simon Armitage explores Philip Larkin's poem The Whitsun Weddings.

Across ten programmes and ten Philip Larkin poems, Simon Armitage, the Poet Laureate, finds out what happens when he revisits and unpicks Larkin's work in his centenary year.

Episode ten:
Simon Armitage explores Philip Larkin's 'The Whitsun Weddings' - considered by many to be the poem that best represents his unique talent. 

In this programme Simon, and his fellow poets Daljit Nagra and Sinéad Morrissey celebrate Larkin's attention to detail - his particular gift for description, and consider whether the journey Larkin takes us on across the poem still resonates in 2022. 

Producer: Faith Lawrence
Mixed by: Sue Stonestreet

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