Adventures In Poetry - The Owl And The Pussycat

Daljit Nagra chooses Adventures in Poetry - The Owl and the Pussycat read by Tony Robinson, and presented by Peggy Reynolds.

Peggy explores the nonsense world of Edward Lear's The Owl and the Pussycat.

With the help of academics, writers, children and other fans including Vivien Noakes, Hugh Haughton, Ken Dodd, Johnny Ball, Sophie Grigson and Ian McMillan.

Daljit also reads from Poetry Extra's book of the month: Bad Diaspora Poems by Momtaza Mehri.

Producer: Sara Davies

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2000.