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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: William Barnes and Dame Edith Sitwell

William Barnes and Dame Edith Sitwell

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Poetry Extra, William Barnes and Dame Edith Sitwell

Daljit Nagra finds another rich highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.

Daljit Nagra chooses Poetry of William Barnes and Three Score and Ten: Edith Sitwell with archive from 1946.  From 1972 and 2016.

Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and chooses Poetry of William Barnes from 1972 and Three Score and Ten featuring Edith Sitwell and archive from 1946.   With a reading from Poetry Extra's Book of the Month: Come Here to this Gate by Rory Waterman.   

Poetry of William Barnes
A Selection of poems by William Barnes compiled, introduced and read by John Arlott. 
Producer – Christopher Holme
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1972.  

Three Score and Ten: Edith Sitwell 
Readings by the poet including Facade and Still Falls the Rain dating back to 1946.
Presenter Ian McMillan
Producer Sharon Sephton
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in 2016 featuring archive from 1946.

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