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Contains Strong Language: Festival Highlights from 3 years in Hull
Highlights from 3 fantastic years in Hull for the Contains Strong Language festival.
  1. Contains Strong Language: Festival Highlights from 3 years in Hull
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    Contains Strong Language: Festival Highlights from 3 years in Hull
  2. The story of Words First 2019
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    The story of Words First 2019
  3. CSL 2018 In a Nutshell
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    CSL 2018 In a Nutshell
  4. The Best of CSL 2018 - part 1
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    The Best of CSL 2018 - part 1
  5. The Best of CSL - part 2
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    The Best of CSL - part 2
  6. Unwritten: The Verb at Contains Strong Language
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    Unwritten: The Verb at Contains Strong Language

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    One Era into the Next
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    Kate Clanchy’s stunning take on Christabel combines music and beat-boxing to bring Coleridge’s unfinished work to life, performed by flickering candlelight and recorded for BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds.
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    Introducing CSL 2020
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    26 Sep 2020
  • 2020 Line-up
    2020 Line-up
    Browse the line-up for three days of spoken word events with details of coverage on BBC Sounds, BBC iPlayer and here on the website.
  • Ticket info for Barrow events
    Ticket info for Barrow events
    Visit The Forum, Barrow's website for ticketing information on: Bones; The Verb on Sunday; and Sunday's Triple Bill: Kate Fox – Bigger on the Inside; Luke Wright on Barrow; AND Luke Wright & Cobbler – Better Off.
    27 Sep 2020
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    Radio Cumbria at CSL 2020
    Listen to Saturday's programme as Radio Cumbria hosted poets from Contains Strong Language throughout the day.
    26 Sep 2020
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