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08/07/2009

Lunchtime music and chat, plus Cerys Matthews is joined by poet and illustrator Laura Dockrill, who chats about her new book Ugly Shy Girl.

Laura Dockrill is a poet and illustrator from South London. A graduate of The Brit School of Performing Arts, Laura was named one of the top ten literary stars of 2008 by The Times. Her sassy and unique way with words has captivated audiences at gigs and festivals everywhere, including Glastonbury, Latitude and Reading, and she has supported Martha Wainwright, Adele and Kate Nash. Laura also illustrates all things Kate Nash - albums, singles, t-shirts - and has provided the illustrations for many other products and promotions, from chocolate wrappers to condom tins.

Laura is involved in 大象传媒 Schools campaign Off By Heart, which aims to encourage children to engage with learning and reciting poetry. She runs poetry workshops at schools and libraries around the country.

3 hours

Last on

Wed 8 Jul 2009 13:00

Music Played

  • The Maccabees

    Can You Give It

    • CD SINGLE.
    • FICTION.
    • 1.
  • Donnie Elbert

    A Little Piece Of Leather

  • The Velvet Underground

    Rock & Roll

    • Verve.
  • TV on the Radio

    Golden Age

    • CD SINGLE.
    • 4 A.D..
    • 1.
  • Mew

    Repeaterdeater

  • Metric

    Gimme Sympathy

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Metric Productions.
    • 1.
  • Blind Melon

    Change

  • Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

    Nature Boy

    • Mute Records.
  • Phoenix

    1901

    • CD SINGLE.
    • V2 / COOPERATIVE.
    • 1.
  • John Lee Hooker

    Black Snake

  • Jim White

    Handcuffed To A Fence In Mississippi

    • LUAKA BOP.
  • The Virgins

    One Week Of Danger

    • CD SINGLE.
  • X鈥怰ay Spex

    Germ-Free Adolescents

  • Wild Beasts

    Hooting and Howling

    • CD SINGLE.
    • DOMINO.
    • 1.
  • Franz Ferdinand

    Can't Stop Feeling

    • CD SINGLE.
    • DOMINO.
    • 1.
  • 叠箩枚谤办

    Human Behaviour

    • One Little Indian.
  • Rufus Wainwright

    I Don't Know What It Is

    • Dreamworks.
  • Jane鈥檚 Addiction

    Been Caught Stealing

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Rilo Kiley

    Portions For Foxes

    • Brute/Beaute Records.
  • The Low Anthem

    To Ohio

    • CD SINGLE.
    • BELLA UNION.
    • 1.
  • The Nextmen

    Lions Den (Feat Ms. Dynamite & Andy Cato)

  • Simian Mobile Disco

    Audacity Of Huge

    • CD SINGLE.
    • WICHITA RECORDINGS.
    • 1.
  • Grizzly Bear

    Two Weeks

  • The xx

    Basic Space

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Young Turks.
    • 1.
  • Florence + The Machine

    Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Island.
    • 1.
  • The Stooges

    Search And Destroy

    • Essential.
  • Eric B. & Rakim

    Paid In Full

    • Hits Album 7 (Various Artists).
    • Hits.
    • 1.
  • Regina Spektor

    The Calculation

    • CD SINGLE.
    • WARNER BROS.
    • 1.
  • Bombay Bicycle Club

    The Giantess

  • La Roux

    Tigerlily

    • La Roux.
    • Polydor.
    • 2.
  • Frank Black

    Headache

    • 4 A.D..
  • Spinnerette

    Baptized By Fire

    • CD SINGLE.
  • Julian Cope

    I Come From Another Planet, Baby

    • Echo.
  • Syd Barrett

    Two Of A Kind

  • Howard Tate

    Eight Days On The Road

Broadcast

  • Wed 8 Jul 2009 13:00