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Contains Strong Language
A new four-day poetry and spoken word festival comes to Hull and the BBC
Strong Language Live
Simon Armitage introduces performances from the BBC's Contains Strong Language festival.
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Sex, Chips & Poetry: 50 Years of the Mersey Sound
Documentary celebrating the 50th anniversary of the poetry anthology The Mersey Sound.
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Betjeman and Me: Rick Stein's Story
Rick Stein celebrates John Betjeman's love for the English seaside.
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Cornwall's Native Poet: Charles Causley
Profile of Charles Causley, one of the great poets of his generation.
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Child in Mind
Women at risk of repeat removals of kids from their care take part in a project in Hull.
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Men Who Sleep in Cars
Drama following three men in Manchester during one night in September, written in verse.
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Stop All the Clocks: WH Auden in an Age of Anxiety
A look at how Auden's poetry helps us to understand the tumultuous 21st century.
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Rhymes, Rock and Revolution: The Story of Performance Poetry
How the edges between performance poetry and popular music have become blurred.
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