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Poetry Extra Episodes

  1. Andrew Motion and Lavinia Greenlaw

    Daljit Nagra revisits Fine Lines, with Andrew Motion and Lavinia Greenlaw.

  2. Extinctions

    Paul Farley listens to old and new poetry of extinction.

  3. Provincial Pleasures - Norman Nicholson

    Poet Daljit Nagra introduces the Cumbrian writer Norman Nicholson in Provincial Pleasures.

  4. Norn But Not Forgotten - Sounds of Shetland

    Kathleen Jamie discovers the appeal of the local dialect for poets in the Shetland Islands

  5. The Lady of Shalott

    Daljit Nagra introduces Adventures in Poetry featuring Tennyson's Lady of Shalott.

  6. John Betjeman - Poets On Music and Let's Find Out

    Daljit Nagra selects programmes featuring John Betjeman.

  7. Time for Verse - Liz Lochhead: 1-2/5

    Daljit Nagra chooses Time for Verse: Liz Lochhead, presented by George MacBeth.

  8. Lost Voices - Anne Ridler

    Daljit Nagra chooses Anne Ridler, presented by Brian Patten and read by Juliet Stevenson.

  9. Fine Lines - David Dabydeen and Katrina Porteous

    Poet-in-residence Daljit Nagra chooses Fine Lines with David Dabydeen and Katrina Porteous

  10. Lost Voices - Patricia Beer

    Daljit Nagra chooses Brian Patten's re-evaluation of the work of Patricia Beer.

  11. The Echo Chamber: Translations

    Can a poem be transplanted from one language to another?

  12. Adventures in Poetry - Timothy Winters

    Peggy Reynolds explores the lasting appeal of Charles Causley's poem Timothy Winters.

  13. The Echo Chamber: Liz Berry and Helen Mort

    Daljit Nagra chooses The Echo Chamber, with Paul Farley, Liz Berry and Helen Mort.

  14. Fine Lines - Hugo Williams and Amanda Dalton

    Hugo Williams and Amanda Dalton talk about their contrasting experiences of school.

  15. Fine Lines: Linda France and Roy Fisher

    Christopher Cook and his guests look at the connections between jazz and poetry.

  16. ASJ Tessimond

    Daljit Nagra introduces 'Lost Voices': ASJ Tessimond, the Birkenhead poet.

  17. Between the Ears: Crex Crex

    Daljit Nagra chooses Between the Ears with Kathleen Jamie.

  18. Surtsey and Me

    Daljit Nagra introduces 'Surtsey and Me', about a new island near Iceland.

  19. Broken Paradise

    Daljit Nagra introduces 'Broken Paradise' - poetry from Sri Lanka's bitter civil war.

  20. Lost Voices - Molly Holden

    Daljit Nagra introduces Lost Voices featuring image maker Molly Holden.

  21. Fine Lines- Selima Hill and Matthew Sweeney

    Daljit Nagra chooses Fine Lines with writers Selima Hill and Matthew Sweeney.

  22. Fine Lines: Seamus Heaney

    Daljit Nagra chooses chooses 'Fine Lines' with Nobel Prize-winning writer Seamus Heaney.

  23. The Living Poet - Fleur Adcock

    Daljit Nagra chooses 'The Living Poet', featuring New Zealand poet, Fleur Adcock.

  24. The Echo Chamber - The Body

    Poet-in-Residence Daljit Nagra introduces The Echo Chamber - about the shapes of poems.

  25. A Poet's Song

    Poet-in-Residence Daljit Nagra chooses A Poet's Song, with Paul Farley and Jo Shapcott.

  26. Poetry Proms: Andrew Motion and UA Fanthorpe

    Daljit Nagra selects Poetry Proms with Andrew Motion and UA Fanthorpe and Last Word.

  27. Dunstanburgh Castle: A Secret as Old as the Stones

    Daljit Nagra chooses Katrina Porteus' work about the mysterious castle on the coast.

  28. Fine Lines: Tony Harrison and Sean O'Brien

    Daljit Nagra selects Fine Lines, featuring Tony Harrison and Sean O'Brien.

  29. No-One Left and No-One Came

    Daljit Nagra selects Edward Thomas's No-One Left and No-One Came.

  30. John Clare: Under the Influence and Thinking on Their Feet

    Daljit Nagra chooses the poetry of John Clare.

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