Afternoon Reading

What I Learned from the Metaphysical Poets

Episode 3: Instant Fires

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 18 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 9^th Apr 2008, 15:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 18^th Apr 2010, 00:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Grappling with her own passionate emotions, schoolgirl Anna finds much that resonates. By Joe Dunthorne, read by Jessica Harris. Show more

Afternoon Reading

What I Learned from the Metaphysical Poets

Episode 1: Rock of Eye

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 18 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 7^th Apr 2008, 15:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 4^th Apr 2010, 00:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Short stories inspired by the poetry of John Donne, George Herbert and Andrew Marvell. By Iain Finlay MacLeod. An elderly tailor comes face to face with a lost love. Show more

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Afternoon Reading

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Afternoon Reading: What I Learned from the Metaphysical Poets

Source: BBC Online

Afternoon Reading

What I Learned from the Metaphysical Poets

Episode 2: Get Lost

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 18 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 8^th Apr 2008, 15:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 11^th Apr 2010, 00:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Michele Roberts. Grieving the death of her mother, Marie finds a peaceful release by walking for miles through London's empty Sunday streets. Read by Joanna Tope. Show more

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Drama

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Afternoon Reading

Series

Afternoon Reading: What I Learned from the Metaphysical Poets

Source: BBC Online

Afternoon Reading

What I Learned from the Metaphysical Poets

Episode 4: The Tiny and the Light

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 18 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 10^th Apr 2008, 15:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 25^th Apr 2010, 00:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Ruth Thomas. Overwhelmed by the upheaval of moving house, Anna procrastinates by playing with her daughter's doll's house. Read by Cara Kelly. Show more