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Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath

Daljit Nagra selects Listening and Writing - Learning to Think and 'Daddy' written and read by Sylvia Plath. From 1963.

Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s poetry archive and selects a special collection of programmes across the month featuring Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath.

And we're joined by Daljit's poetry writing students at Brunel University, London.

Listening and Writing - Learning to Think with Ted Hughes - is a talk by the writer about the poet's way of thinking. Including three poems:

'View of a Pig' and 'Wodwo' by Ted Hughes
'Bare Almond Trees' by DH Lawrence.

Produced for Schools Radio by Sam Langdon

First broadcast on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Third Programme in May 1963

And Three Score and Ten featuring a reading of 'Daddy' by Sylvia Plath - a recording made shortly before she died.

Producer: Sharon Sephton

First broadcast on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Third Programme in September 1963.

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 11 Mar 2024 00:00

Broadcasts

  • Sun 10 Mar 2024 06:00
  • Sun 10 Mar 2024 11:00
  • Sun 10 Mar 2024 17:00
  • Mon 11 Mar 2024 00:00