Great Poets: In Their Own Words

Great Poets: In Their Own Words

2014 · Documentary, History · 1h 38m · 0.0

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

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Cast

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
L
Liz Lochhead
Self
B
Blake Morrison
Self
E
Ezra Pound
Self
E
Edith Sitwell
Self
Fiona Shaw
Fiona Shaw
Self
S
Stevie Smith
Self
D
Dylan Thomas
Self

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