Great Poets: In Their Own Words
DocumentaryHistory
20141h 38m
Director: Sarah Ager
A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from some of Britain's greatest poets.
Runtime
1h 38m
Language
English
Released
Aug 10, 2014
Runtime
1h 38m
Language
English
Released
Aug 10, 2014
Cast
Rebecca Front
Narrator (voice)
Simon Armitage
Self
Sarah Churchwell
Self
T. S. Eliot
Self
Germaine Greer
Self
Liz Lochhead
Liz Lochhead
Self
Blake Morrison
Blake Morrison
Self
Ezra Pound
Ezra Pound
Self
Edith Sitwell
Edith Sitwell
Self
Fiona Shaw
Self
Stevie Smith
Stevie Smith
Self
Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas
Self
R.S. Thomas
R.S. Thomas
Self
Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)
Anne Sexton
Anne Sexton
Self
Sylvia Plath
Self
John Berryman
John Berryman
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