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Poet Laureate Simon Armitage invites guests to join him in his garden shed to talk about life, language, art, music and sherry. Show more
54 minutes
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Simon Armitage talks to Guy Garvey, lead singer of Elbow, fellow birdwatcher and 6 Music presenter. Show more
1 hour, 5 minutes
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Kate Tempest, poet, musician, novelist, playwright and more talks to Simon Armitage about being creative in all these areas. Show more
Hip-hop artist Testament visits Simon Armitage in his shed and teaches him to beatbox, along with discussing West Yorkshire, play-writing and being in a band. Show more
51 minutes
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Simon Armitage talks to actress Maxine Peake, known for playing a wide range of roles in TV, film and theatre - from Twinkle to Hamlet. Show more
60 minutes
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Sculptor Antony Gormley, creator of the Angel of the North, Field for the British Isles, and Quantum Cloud drops by to talk to Simon Armitage in his shed. Show more
Lily Cole, model, actress, entrepreneur, writer, filmmaker, environmentalist is many things. Simon Armitage visits her in her shed to talks about them all. Show more
Simon Armitage talks to Sam Lee about his love of the lyrical bird the nightingale - writing about them and making music with them. Show more
40 minutes
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Simon Armitage sorts out the arguing of the birds in the poem he's translating with the help of Trinidadian-born judge Melanie Plimmer who joins him in the Poet Laureate's shed. Show more
1 hour, 3 minutes
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Scottish Makar Jackie Kay joins poet Laureate Simon Armitage to reminisce about their first tour as New Generation poets 30 years ago. Show more
53 minutes
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At this point in the translation of The Owl and the Nightingale, the medieval poem he's working on in the shed, Simon Armitage turns to professor Laura Ashe for some inspiration Show more
45 minutes
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Simon Armitage has no guests in the shed. He's hoping to catch an owl in the moonlight to inspire lines in of his translation of the medieval poem The Owl and the Nightingale. Show more
51 minutes
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Chris Packham, naturalist, TV presenter and author, joins Poet Laureate Simon Armitage to discuss tawny owls, punk, dinosaurs and the medieval poem Simon is translating. Show more
What’s the one thing that makes life better? Joe Wicks asks some of his inspiring mates about their secret to physical and mental happiness. Subscribe now on BBC Sounds. Show more
4 minutes
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Poet Laureate Simon Armitage talks to guests about life, creativity and music in his shed. Show more
46 minutes
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Sabrina Verjee joins Simon Armitage for this week's shed talk. A vet from the Lake District, Sabrina is hot-foot from completing all 214 Wainwright peaks in record time Show more
1 hour, 2 minutes
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JK Rowling, best known for writing one of the best selling book series ever - the Harry Potter series - talks to Simon Armitage about creativity, magic and life after Potter. Show more
10 minutes
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Kirsty Young takes her guests back to meet their younger selves and asks the question: if you knew then, what you know now... what would you tell yourself?
49 minutes
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Simon Armitage opens the doors of his writing shed in the Pennine Hills to talk to Lucy Beaumont about writing comedy for radio, TV and the page, and her show Meet the Richardsons. Show more
Simon Armitage opens the doors of his writing shed in the Pennine Hills to poet, comedienne, songwriter and presenter Pam Ayres to talk about performing and her love of nature. Show more
