Midwinter
Roger McGough explores the archives to find the most evocative winter poems read by some celebrated actors. With Thomas Hardy, Miroslav Holub, Robert Frost and Shakespeare.
Roger McGough explores the archives to find the most evocative winter poems read by some of our best actors. Poets Thomas Hardy, Miroslav Holub, Robert Frost and Shakespeare are brought to life by actors including Juliet Stevenson, Dame Harriet Walter and Hugh Laurie. Steeleye Span and Bert Jansch make up the numbers.
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This Week's Poems
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Storm
By Roger McGough
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Birds at Winter Nightfall
By Thomas Hardy听
From Thomas Hardy: A Critical Selection of His Finest Poetry
Published by Oxford University Press
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A Winter Night
by Tomas Transtromer
Translated by Robin Robertson
From The Deleted World
Published by Enitharmon Press
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Noon Thaw
by Tomas Transtromer
translated by Robin Fulton
From New Collected Poems
Published by Bloodaxe
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The Holly and the Ivy
Performed by Steeleye Span
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How to Paint the Perfect Christmas
By Miroslav Holub,
translated by Iain Milner and George Theiner听听听听
From Miroslav Holub: Selected Poems, translated by Ian Milner and George Theiner
Published by Penguin
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The Journey of the Magi
By TS Eliot
from Collected Poems
Published by Faber & Faber听听听听听听听
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In the Bleak Midwinter
By Christina Rossetti
Performed by Bert Jansch
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Winter (extract from 鈥楾he Seasons鈥�)
by James Thomson听听
From James Thomson: Poetical Works
Published by Oxford University Press
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Those Winter Sundays
By Robert Hayden听听听听听
From The Oxford Book of American Poetry
Published by Oxford University Press听听听听听听听听听听
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An Old Man鈥檚 Winter Night
By Robert Frost听
From The Poetry of Robert Frost
Published by Jonathan Cape听听听听听听听听听听听听
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
By Robert Frost听听
From The Poetry of Robert Frost
Published by Jonathan Cape听
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鈥榃hen Icicles Hang鈥� from 鈥楲ove鈥檚 Labour Lost鈥�
by William Shakespeare
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London Snow
by Robert Bridges听听
From:听 Robert Bridges鈥� Poetical Works
Published by Oxford University Press
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Now Winter Nights Enlarge
By Thomas Campion听
From The Oxford Book of Sixteenth Century Verse
Published by Oxford University Press
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Credit
| Role | Contributor |
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| Presenter | Roger McGough |
Broadcasts
- Sun 18 Dec 2016 16:30大象传媒 Radio 4
- Tue 27 Dec 2016 23:30大象传媒 Radio 4
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