John Masefield and the Sea
Roger McGough marks 50 years since the death of John Masefield with a programme full of poetry about the sea, from the Odyssey to the Ancient Mariner to the Mermaid at Zennor. Producer Sally Heaven.
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Sea Fever
By John Masefield
From Collected Poems 鈥� John Masefield
Published by William Heinemann Ltd
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The Galley-Rowers听
By John Masefield
From Collected Poems 鈥� John Masefield
Published by William Heinemann Ltd
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Odyssey听听
By Homer
Dramatisation by Simon Armitage
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Hermes of the Ways 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听
By HD (Hilda Doolittle)
From 听Collected Poems, 1912鈥�1944 [H.D. (Hilda Doolittle)]
Published by New Directions
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Rime of the Ancient Mariner: Part 1 听
By Samuel Taylor Coleridge 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听
From Poems: Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Published by Everyman
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Home-Thoughts from the Sea听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
By Robert Browning
From Browning: Poems selected by W.E Williams
Published by Penguin Books
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At Whose Sheltering Shall the Day Sea
By WS Graham
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To the Mermaid at Zennor 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听
By John Heath-Stubbs
From The Puffin Book of Salt-Sea Verse听听听听听听听听听
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A Sea Child
By Bliss Carman
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Pre-Existence
By Frances Cornford
From Frances Cornford 鈥� Collected Poems
Published by The Cresset Press听听听听
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The Sea
By James Reeves
From The New Oxford Book of Children鈥檚 Verse
Published by Oxford University Press
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The View
By Kathleen Jamie
From The Bonniest Companie
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Lovers on Aran
By Seamus Heaney
Taken from
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This Page is a Cloud 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
By Derek Walcott
Taken from
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Roger McGough |
| Producer | Sally Heaven |
Broadcasts
- Sat 13 May 2017 23:30大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sat 25 Nov 2017 23:30大象传媒 Radio 4 FM