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Poetry Extra

A brand new poetry slot on Radio 4 Extra gives listeners a weekly opportunity to revisit the riches of the BBC radio poetry archive

Radio 4 Extra,6 episodes

Episodes

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Tongue and Talk: The Dialect Poets - Yorkshire
Poet Daljit Nagra selects a Yorkshire related highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
27 Apr 2025,30 mins
Adventures In Poetry - Psalm 23
To celebrate Easter, Daljit Nagra chooses another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
20 Apr 2025,30 mins
In The Studio - Ben Okri: Inside the mind of a poet
Daljit Nagra selects another highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
13 Apr 2025,30 mins
Ted Hughes, Lavinia Greenlaw and Kathleen Jamie
Daljit Nagra selects Ted Hughes as this week's highlight from the BBC's poetry archive.
06 Apr 2025,30 mins
The Charge of the Light Brigade and Lament for the Death of a Bullfighter
4 Extra's listeners request their favourite programmes from the BBC's archive.
06 Aug 2023,40 mins
Ask Me: The Poetry of William Stafford
William Stafford wrote a poem every day. Katrina Porteous explores his life and his work.
30 Apr 2017,30 mins