Simon Armitage Movies
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Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide
Dylan Thomas: A Poet's GuideMOVIE
Famous for his womanising, drinking and tragic death, Dylan Thomas is the rock star of 20th-century poetry. But for Welsh poet Owen Sheers, his tempes...
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Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey
Gods and Monsters: Homer's OdysseyMOVIE
Virginia Woolf said that Homer's epic poem the Odyssey was 'alive to every tremor and gleam of existence'. Following the magical and strange adventure...
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Great Poets: In Their Own Words
Great Poets: In Their Own WordsMOVIE
A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from some of Britain's greatest poets.
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Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death
Ted Hughes: Stronger Than DeathMOVIE
Documentary exploring Ted Hughes, one of the greatest poets of the 20th century, focusing on how his life story influenced his work and vision.
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The Pendle Witch Child
The Pendle Witch ChildMOVIE
The extraordinary story of the most disturbing witch trial in British history and the key role played in it by one nine-year-old girl. Jennet Device,...
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BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green KnightMOVIE
Poet Simon Armitage goes on the trail of one of the jewels in the crown of British poetry, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, written about 600 years ag...
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Speeches That Shook the World
Speeches That Shook the WorldMOVIE
Speech-making is the art of persuasion. Well-honed rhetoric appeals not just to the mind, but to the heart and, deeper down, in the guts. Examining th...
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A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?
A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?MOVIE
A powerful and moving examination of the pandemic, using poetry as a central narrative and featuring people from around the country who tell us their...