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Extinctions

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Paul Farley listens to old and new poetry of extinction, 100 years after the death of Martha, the last ever passenger pigeon.

Paul Farley listens to old and new poetry of extinction one hundred years after the death of Martha, the last ever passenger pigeon. With poems from Fleur Adcock, Sean O'Brien, W.S. Merwin and David Harsent and the sounds of X-ray audio, the samizdat music of the Soviet Union that used black-market plates of skulls and ribcages to capture the beginnings of rock and roll. Producer: Tim Dee.

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Sat 6 Dec 2014 23:30

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  • Sun 30 Nov 2014 16:30
  • Sat 6 Dec 2014 23:30