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Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

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Fifty years on from the death of one of the 20th century’s greatest poets, WH Auden, Michael Symmons Roberts begins a new three part series by looking at Auden’s political work. Show more

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

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The poet Michael Symmons Roberts looks at the place of religion in the life and work of WH Auden, whose childhood faith returned on an evening recorded in the poem A Summer Night. Show more

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Michael Symmons Roberts ends the series with a look at Auden's love poetry - including 'Lullaby' and 'Stop All The Clocks' - for many the first point of entry with Auden's work. Show more