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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: Robert Burns and John Cooper Clarke

Robert Burns and John Cooper Clarke

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Poetry Extra, Robert Burns and John Cooper Clarke

Daljit Nagra finds the best programmes in the BBC's poetry archive.

Daljit Nagra selects The Essay featuring Robert Burns from 2009 and Life Drawing with John Cooper Clarke from 2017.

Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and shares his two discoveries for this week:  

The Essay: The Elephant in the Poetry Reading  

Chosen to mark Burns Night [Jan 25th 2024], 

Kathleen Jamie is intrigued by Burns' ability to transform himself into whatever his audience required of him - even, in order to twist the tail of a lord, a river. She visits the Falls of Bruar to observe the trick.

Producer:  Dave Batchelor       

First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in 2009. 

And to celebrate the punk poet's 75th birthday [Born: Jan 25th 1949].

Life Drawing: John Cooper Clarke meets Martin Rowson 

Dr John Cooper Clarke recites punk poetry whilst posing for cartoonist Martin Rowson.

Producer : Rebecca Ripley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2017.

Plus: 

Daljit reads from Poetry Extra's Book of the Month - Burning Season by Yvonne Reddick.

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