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'Neighbours' by Gillian Clarke (poem only)
Gillian Clarke reads her polemical poem, which is essentially about the 1986 nuclear disaster in Chernobyl and how this links us all. She uses a variety of newsreel footage and other clips to support the imagery in her poem 'Neighbours'. The images underpin the meaning of the poem and reflect key words and phrases.
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