20th-Century Jukebox
Simon Armitage, Juliet Gardiner, Kate Tempest, Kei Miller and Glyn Maxwell help Andrew Marr to paint a fresh portrait of the 20th century in poems.
The British are brilliant at writing poems. On National Poetry Day, Andrew Marr is using them to tell our story. The 20th century arrives and so does the BBC archive. Simon Armitage, Juliet Gardiner, Kate Tempest, Kei Miller and Glyn Maxwell help Andrew to paint a fresh portrait of the 20th century in poems.
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Spoken word sessions
We British spoken word sessions featuring Kate Tempest, Testament and Toby Campion.
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Dylan Thomas vs. Bob Dylan Quiz
Can you tell which wise words come from which Dylan?
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Meet the We British artist
Alison Sampson on the inspiration behind the design. How many references did you spot?
Broadcast
- Thu 8 Oct 201520:15BBC Radio 4
We British: As it happened
See the story of Britain in poetry unfold with videos, clips and quizzes.
The People's Shipping Forecast
Murray Lachlan Young delivers one of Radio 4’s most loved daily poems.
Contains Strong Language
A season of poets and poetry, centred around National Poetry Day on 8 October 2015.
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We British
Andrew Marr explores British history and identity through poems.
