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17/10/2010
Roger McGough introduces requests for poems that mark life's major transitions, from the cradle to the grave. Tessa Nicholson and Alun Raglan read works by Blake and others.
From the cradle to the grave: Roger McGough introduces requests for poems that mark life's major transitions and turning points. There are works that celebrate the arrival of new life, while others mark childhood, adolescence, middle and old age. Tessa Nicholson and Alun Raglan read a rich selection of poems by William Blake, Arthur Rimbaud, Christina Rossetti and others.
Producer: Mark Smalley.
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Sat 23 Oct 201023:30
BBC Radio 4
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- Sun 17 Oct 201016:30BBC Radio 4
- Sat 23 Oct 201023:30BBC Radio 4
