Great Poets: In Their Own Words

Great Poets: In Their Own Words

Great Poets: In Their Own Words

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Great Poets: In Their Own Words

2014

1h 38m

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History

Overview

A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from some of Britain's greatest poets.

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Cast & Crew

17 members

Acting

Rebecca Front

Narrator (voice)

Rebecca Front

Writing

Simon Armitage

Self

Simon Armitage

Acting

Sarah Churchwell

Self

Sarah Churchwell

Writing

T. S. Eliot

Self

T. S. Eliot

Acting

Germaine Greer

Self

Germaine Greer

Acting

Liz Lochhead

Self

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Writing

Blake Morrison

Self

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Acting

Ezra Pound

Self

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Crew

Edith Sitwell

Self

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Acting

Fiona Shaw

Self

Fiona Shaw

Acting

Stevie Smith

Self

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Writing

Dylan Thomas

Self

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Acting

R.S. Thomas

Self

No Image

Acting

Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

Allen Ginsberg

Acting

Anne Sexton

Self

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Writing

Sylvia Plath

Self

Sylvia Plath

Acting

John Berryman

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