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Dread Poets Society

Rastafarian poet Benjamin Zephaniah is on a train to Cambridge when he and fellow traveller Derek (Timothy Spall) are suddenly confounded by the appearance of Lord Byron, John Keats, Percy Shelley and Mary Shelley. A relentless farce of rap, Victorian poetry and Sun-speak ensues.

30 minutes

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Thu 20 Mar 202501:15

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RoleContributor
HimselfBenjamin Zephaniah
DerekTimothy Spall
Lord ByronAlex Jennings
Percy Bysshe ShelleyAlan Cumming
Mary ShelleyEmma Fielding
John KeatsDexter Fletcher
DirectorAndy Wilson
ProducerEstelle Daniel
Executive ProducerGeorge Faber

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