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Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the Â鶹ԼÅÄ's poetry archive and selects Time for Verse: Poets Laureate - Henry Pye and Blithe Spirits - Low Life ep 4.

Time for Verse - Poets Laureate: Henry Pye (1745 - 1813)
From a series about some famous and some forgotten holders of the office.
Compiled and presented by Sean Street.
Readers: Martin Jarvis, Adrian Cairns and David Goodland
Produced by Margaret Bradley.

First broadcast on Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 in 1987.

Blithe Spirits Low Life ep 4

From John Donne’s flea to William Blake’s fly, the lower forms of life have always fascinated poets. but were they interested in the creatures themselves or for what they represented? Joanna Pinnock gets under the skin of these great authors and discovers why small things have often inspired great verse
Presenter: Joanna Pinnock
Interviewees Jonathan Bate
Prof Ashton Nichol
Erica Fudge
Cameron Milne
Christine Hall
Producer: Brett Westwood

First broadcast on Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 in 2001.