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Poet Lemn Sissay

Jo is joined by poet Lemn Sissay, who has is guest director of this year's Brighton Festival. Brighton Festival is the largest annual, curated multi-arts festival in England.

Jo is joined by acclaimed British and Ethiopian poet, playwright and broadcaster Lemn Sissay, who has is guest director of this year's Brighton Festival.

Brighton Festival takes place from 2 to 24 May 2020, and is the largest annual, curated multi-arts festival in England. It will feature over 120 events taking place in 27 venues and locations across the region - from the industrial landscapes of Shoreham Port and suburban streets of Crawley and Moulsecoomb, to the theatres, community centres and cinemas in Worthing, Hangleton, East Brighton and Lewes.

Lemn鈥檚 personal passions flow throughout the 2020 programme, connected by a love of words and language across theatre, song, spoken word, art and poetry.

And whether you鈥檙e picking up or dropping off, Jo provides the soundtrack for the Taxi Service.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Wed 12 Feb 2020 19:00
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • DJ Shadow

    Rocket Fuel (feat. De La Soul)

    • Mass Appeal / Reconstruction Productions Inc..

  • Ratboy

    Victim Of A System

  • The Only Ones

    Another Girl, Another Planet

    • Virgin.

  • Maya Delilah

    Gato

    • Gato.
    • 1.

  • Glen Campbell

    Wichita Lineman

    • Country Moods (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • The Strokes

    At The Door

    • The New Abnormal.
    • Cult Records / Columbia.
    • 6.

  • Sister Sledge

    We Are Family

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Laura Marling

    Ghosts

  • Hot Chocolate

    You Sexy Thing

    • Hot Chocolate.
    • EMI.
    • 16.

  • 尝氓辫蝉濒别测

    Womxn

    • Through Water.
    • XL RECORDINGS.
    • 8.

  • The Temper Trap

    Sweet Disposition

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Infectious.
    • 1.

  • Margaret Glaspy

    Killing What Keeps Us Alive

    • ATO Records.

  • Mark Ronson

    Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (feat. Miley Cyrus)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Thomas Dolby

    I Scare Myself

    • (Single).
    • Parlophone.
    • 14.

  • The Beatles

    I Saw Her Standing There

    • Please Please Me.
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.

  • Mabel

    Don't Call Me Up

    • High Expectations.
    • Polydor.

  • Billy Joel

    Movin' Out

    • The Stranger.
    • Columbia.
    • 4.

  • Orbital

    Chime

    • Now 17, Part 2 (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • LYR

    Never Good With Horses

    • Call in the Crash Team.
    • Mercury KX.

  • Cast

    Walkaway

    • Crush (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Cocteau Twins

    Heaven Or Las Vegas

    • HEAVEN OR LAS VEGAS.
    • 4 A.D..

Broadcast

  • Wed 12 Feb 2020 19:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2