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Charles Causley Part 2

Roger McGough presents a second selection of requests for Charles Causley's poems ten years after his death. Including BBC archive of the poet reading and new recordings of his poems by poets Simon Armitage and Andrew Motion. Producer: Tim Dee.

30 minutes

This Week's Poems

At the Grave of John Clare

By Charles Causley

From ‘Charles Causley – Collected Poems 1951-1997’

Published by Picador

At the British War Cemetery, Bayeux

By Charles Causley

From ‘Charles Causley – Collected Poems 1951-1997’

Published by Picador

Dick Lander

By Charles Causley

From ‘Charles Causley – Collected Poems 1951-1997’

Published by Picador

I am the Song

By Charles Causley

From ‘Charles Causley – Collected Poems 1951-1997’

Published by Picador

Timothy Winters

By Charles Causley

Taken from the CD ‘Cyprus Well’ by Jim Causley

Label: Folk Police Recordings

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My Mother Saw a Dancing Bear

By Charles Causley

From ‘Charles Causley – Collected Poems 1951-1997’

Published by Picador

Angel Hill

By Charles Causley

From ‘Charles Causley – Collected Poems 1951-1997’

Published by Picador

Keats at Teignmouth

By Charles Causley

From ‘Charles Causley – Collected Poems 1951-1997’

Published by Picador

What Has Happened to Lulu

By Charles Causley

From ‘Charles Causley – Collected Poems 1951-1997’

Published by Picador

In San Remo

By Charles Causley

From ‘Charles Causley – Collected Poems 1951-1997’

Published by Picador

Embryos

By Charles Causley

From ‘Charles Causley – Collected Poems 1951-1997’

Published by Picador

Nursery Rhyme of Innocence and Experience

By Charles Causley, performed by Natalie Merchant

Taken from the CD ‘Leave Your Sleep’

Label: Nonesuch

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterRoger McGough
ReaderSimon Armitage
ReaderAndrew Motion
ProducerTim Dee

Broadcasts

  • Sun 6 Oct 201316:30
  • Sat 12 Oct 201323:30