Railway Nation: A Journey in Verse

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 1^st Oct 2016, 21:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Mon 22^nd Mar 2021, 02:50 on BBC Four HD

Following in the footsteps of WH Auden's 1936 documentary Night Mail, six of Britain's best poets take the train from London to Glasgow, capturing the journey in verse. Show more

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Narrator:: Maxine Peake
Participant:: Liz Berry
Participant:: Imtiaz Dharker
Participant:: Sabrina Mahfouz
Participant:: Andrew McMillan
Participant:: Sean O'Brien
Participant:: Michael Symmons Roberts
Executive Producer:: Alistair Pegg
Producer:: Joe Fowler
Director:: James House
Production Company:: Blast! Films

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FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Source: BBC Online

Poetry Please

Liz Berry

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 18^th Feb 2018, 16:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 24^th Feb 2018, 23:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Liz Berry joins Roger McGough to present a selection of listeners' requests. Choices include Dylan Thomas, Charlotte Mew, Kathleen Jamie and Jackie Kay. Show more

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Presenter:: Roger McGough
Interviewed Guest:: Liz Berry
Producer:: Sarah Addezio

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