Lee Hall
Lee Hall chooses Briggflatts by Basil Bunting
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| Playwright and Screenwriter |
Works include Cooking with Elvis, The Pitmen Painters and screenplays for Billy Elliot, Toast and War Horse.
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Briggflatts by Basil Bunting
Lee Hall chooses Basil Bunting's autobiographical poem, Briggflatts.Β
Image courtesy of Basil Bunting Poetry Centre, Durham University Β© Jonathan Williams, 1994.
From the Archive
Wordsworth
Basil Bunting on Wordsworth and why his work should be read in a northern accent.
Speaking on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 07 Apr 1970 on Radio 4.
Photo credit: Derek Smith, 1983.
Meeting Basil Bunting
Tom Pickard and other Newcastle poets recall meeting Bunting in the 1960s.
From A Strong Song Tow Us 28 Feb 2009 on Radio 4.
Image Β© Basil Bunting Estate.
Briggflatts
Ian Macmillan and Paul Batchelor discuss Briggflatts and Bunting's reputation.
From The Verb 3 Jul 2009 on Radio 3.
Image Β© Basil Bunting Estate.
Elton John
Elton John talks about collaborating with Lee Hall on the music for Billy Elliot.
From Stage and Screen: Billy Elliot 20 Jun 2005 on Radio 4.
Lee Hall
Lee Hall discusses adapting Billy Elliot for the stage.
From Stage and Screen: Billy Elliot 20 Jun 2005 on Radio 4.
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