麻豆约拍

Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the 麻豆约拍's radio poetry archive with 'Adventures in Poetry' as Peggy Reynolds explores Thomas Hardy's nostalgic poem, The Oxen.

Despite Hardy's agnosticism, this work describes the traditional Nativity scene, with its enduring message of faith and hope.

It was first published in The Times on Christmas Eve of 1915, when the events of the First World War were at their most terrible.

Producer: Viv Beeby

First broadcast on 麻豆约拍 Radio 4 on Christmas Day in 2005.