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Poetry Please Episodes

  1. Raymond Antrobus

    Raymond Antrobus is Roger McGough's guest and chooses his favourite poems.

  2. Jean Sprackland

    Jean Sprackland joins Roger in the studio.

  3. John Hegley

    John Hegley joins Roger McGough to choose his favourite poems.

  4. Ben Okri

    Poet and Booker prize winner Ben Okri joins Roger McGough to talk about his chosen poems.

  5. Salena Godden

    Salena Godden talks to Roger McGough about her favourite poetry.

  6. Richard Scott

    Roger McGough and Richard Scott present a selection of listeners' poetry requests.

  7. Caroline Bird

    Roger McGough hears a selection of Caroline Bird's favourite poems.

  8. Don Paterson

    Roger McGough talks to poet Don Paterson as he chooses poetry requested by listeners.

  9. Gillian Clarke

    Poet Gillian Clarke chooses from the Poetry Please database of listeners' requests.

  10. Miles Chambers

    Roger McGough and Miles Chambers present a selection of listeners' requests.

  11. Kate Tempest

    Roger McGough and Kate Tempest present a selection of listeners' requests.

  12. Wendy Cope

    Roger McGough and Wendy Cope present a selection of listeners' requests.

  13. John Cooper Clarke

    Roger McGough and John Cooper Clarke present a selection of listeners' requests.

  14. Imtiaz Dharker

    Roger McGough and Imtiaz Dharker present a selection of listeners' requests.

  15. Billy Letford

    Roger McGough and Billy Letford present a selection of listeners' requests.

  16. Lemn Sissay

    Roger McGough and poet Lemn Sissay MBE present a selection of listeners' requests.

  17. Henry Normal

    Roger McGough is joined by writer, poet and Bafta-winning producer Henry Normal.

  18. Liz Lochhead

    Roger McGough and Liz Lochhead present a selection of listeners' poetry requests.

  19. Liz Berry

    Liz Berry joins Roger McGough to present a selection of listeners' requests.

  20. Jacob Sam-La Rose

    Jacob Sam-La Rose shares his favourite poems from listeners' requests.

  21. Sinead Morrissey

    Sinead Morrissey joins Roger McGough to share her favourite poems from listeners' requests

  22. Hollie McNish

    Roger McGough is joined by Hollie McNish, who picks her favourite poems for the programme.

  23. Alice Oswald

    Roger McGough is joined by Alice Oswald, who picks her favourite poems for the programme.

  24. Children in Need: Omnibus

    Radio 4 celebrates Children in Need with poems on the theme of childhood.

  26. Secrets

    Roger McGough presents a selection of listeners' poetry requests on the theme of secrets.

  27. Virtue and Vice

    Roger McGough presents listeners' poetry requests on the theme of Virtue and Vice.

  28. The Body

    Roger McGough presents a selection of listeners' requests for poems about the body.

  29. Work

    Roger McGough presents a selection of listeners' requests for poems on the theme of work.

  30. Being Lost

    Roger McGough presents a selection of requests for poems about being lost.

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