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Adventures in Poetry - Waltzing Matilda
Daljit Nagra chooses Adventures in Poetry - Waltzing Matilda featuring the lyrics by Banjo Paterson. From 2010.
Poet Daljit Nagra selects another highlight from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's poetry archive this time with an Australian theme: Adventures in Poetry - Waltzing Matilda.
Was "the alternative Australian national anthem" written as a political statement or a way of impressing a girl?
Peggy Reynolds examines Banjo Paterson's lyric Waltzing Matilda, with help from some contemporary Australian voices.
Producer Christine Hall
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 2010.
Daljit also reads a poem from his Poetry Extra Book of the Month: Belief Systems by Tamar Yoselof.
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