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Great Poets: In Their Own Words

Great Poets: In Their Own Words

2014•1h 38m•Documentary•History

A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from some of Britain's greatest poets.

John Mullen · Writer

Sarah Ager · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 38m
LanguageEN
Release DateAug 10, 2014

Actors

Rebecca Front

Rebecca Front

Narrator (voice)

Simon Armitage

Simon Armitage

Self

Sarah Churchwell

Sarah Churchwell

Self

T. S. Eliot

T. S. Eliot

Self

Germaine Greer

Germaine Greer

Self

Liz Lochhead

Self

Blake Morrison

Self

Ezra Pound

Self

Edith Sitwell

Self

Fiona Shaw

Fiona Shaw

Self

Stevie Smith

Self

Dylan Thomas

Self

R.S. Thomas

Self

Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

Anne Sexton

Self

Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath

Self

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