Music and Lyrics
Roger McGough presents poetry requests based on the themes of music and lyrics, featuring work by Yeats, Maya Angelou, Joanna Newsom, Scroobius Pip, and Patti Smith.
Roger McGough presents poetry requests based on the themes of music and lyrics, featuring work by Yeats, Maya Angelou, Joanna Newsom, Louis MacNeice, and Patti Smith.
There are musical interpretations by the likes of The Waterboys, The Wraiths, Cantamus Girls' Choir, and Natalie Merchant.
There's also a chance to hear Scroobius Pip read his inventive Mr Otis Regrets, a response to Miss Otis Regrets, and Kenneth Patchen delivering Lonesome Boy Blues against a gritty jazz soundtrack.
The readers are Peter Marinker, Pippa Haywood, Mark Meadows and Nadia Williams.
Producer: Toby Field.
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Music Played
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The Waterboys
White Birds
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Natalie Merchant
Nursery Rhyme of Innocence and Experience
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Joanna Newsom
This Side of the Blue
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The Cantamus Girls Choir
Prayer Before Birth
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Kenneth Patchen
Lonesome Boy Blues
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Wraiths
Bright Star
Broadcasts
- Sun 29 Jan 2012 16:30大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sat 4 Feb 2012 23:30大象传媒 Radio 4