Listener Stories
Listeners tell Roger McGough the stories behind their poetry requests. Poems include William Blake's The Tyger, The Thought Fox by Ted Hughes and To the Cuckoo by Wordsworth. Producer Sally Heaven.
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Retrospect
by Rupert BrookeÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
From The Complete Poems of Rupert Brooke
Published by Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd
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My Star
by Robert Browning
From The Poetical Works of Robert Browning Vol II
Published by John Murray
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To the Cuckoo
by William Wordsworth
Wordsworth – Poems Selected by Seamus Heaney
Published by Faber and Faber
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IX from Last Poems
By AE Housman
From The Collected Poems of A. E. Housman
Published by Jonathan Cape
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Extract from Sand
by Dylan Iorworth
(sent in by listener)
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Stop Thief (rewritten)
By Roger McGough
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The Thought Fox
by Ted HughesÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
From Poetry Please – The Nation’s Best-Loved Poems
Published by Faber & FaberÌýÌýÌý
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Away and See
by Carol Ann DuffyÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
From Carol Ann Duffy – Selected Poems
Published by Penguin
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The Tyger
by William Blake
From Poetry Please – the Nation’s Best-Loved Poems
Published by Faber and Faber
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Song of a Young Lady to her Ancient Lover
by John Wilmot Earl of Rochester
Taken from the CD Popular Poetry, Popular Verse Vol II
Label: Naxos
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Lines on a Young Lady's Photo Album
by Philip LarkinÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
From Collected Poems by Philip Larkin
Published by Faber & Faber
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The Horse Whisperer
by Andrew Forster
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Roger McGough |
Producer | Sally Heaven |
Broadcasts
- Sun 1 May 2016 16:30Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
- Sat 7 May 2016 23:30Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4