Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy's Farm, The Mower to the Glow-Worms, Light Breaks Where No Sun Shines
Three poems to reflect on the longest day of the year before the light begins to fade. Read by Simon Russell Beale, Anton Lesser and Michael Sheen.
Three poems to reflect on the longest day of the year before the light begins to fade. Poems about emotional distance, deep affection and hope.
Readers, Simon Russell Beale, Anton Lesser and Michael Sheen.
Accompanied by the music of Brian Eno and Harold Budd's 'First Light' from their album Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror (1980).
Producer: Sarah Addezio.
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- Thu 21 Jun 201823:55BBC Radio 4
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