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Hollie McNish

Michael Berkeley's guest is the poet Hollie McNish, who is one of the UK's most widely shared writers, thanks to her books, performances and videos.

Hollie McNish has been writing poems about 鈥� as she puts it 鈥� 鈥榓nything and everything鈥� since she was seven years old. Her work now reaches audiences of millions, through her books, performances and short videos, making her one of the UK鈥檚 most widely shared poets.

In 2017 she won the Ted Hughes Award for her book Nobody Told Me, a collection of poetry and diary entries that she kept from the moment she discovered she was pregnant until her daughter was three. She has published six other collections, including her most recent, Virgin, which explores how one six letter word holds such power.

Her choices include music by Telemann, Joseph Bologne Chevalier de Saint-George, Nina Simone and Tchaikovsky.

Presenter Michael Berkeley
Producer Clare Walker

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1 hour, 26 minutes

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Music Played

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Nutcracker - Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andr茅 Previn.
    • Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker: LSO, Previn.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 20.

  • Anonymous

    Greensleeves to a Ground

    Performer: Michala Petri. Performer: David Petri. Performer: Hanne Petri.
    • Music For Recorder.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Bert Kaempfert

    L-O-V-E

    Lyricist: Milt Gabler. Singer: Nat King Cole.
    • International L-O-V-E.
    • CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92).
    • 1.

  • Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Symphonie Concertante in G Major for Two Violins and Orchestra, Op. 13 (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Freeman.
    • Black Composer Series, Vol. 1: Chevalier de Saint-Georges (Remastered).
    • Sony Classical.
    • 6.

  • Hollie McNish

    Wow

    Composer: Jules Buckley. Orchestra: Metropole Orkest. Conductor: Jules Buckley.
    • Poetry Versus Orchestra.
    • MO Black.
    • 2.

  • Ennio Morricone

    Childhood and Manhood (Cinema Paradiso)

    Performer: Unione Musicisti di Roma. Conductor: Ennio Morricone.
    • Cinema Paradiso Original Soundtrack.
    • EMI GENERAL MUSIC PUBLISHING SRL.
    • 4.

  • Nina Simone

    Feeling Good

    • The Very Best Of.
    • RCA Records Label.
    • 3.

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Flute Sonata in C major TWV.41:C5

    Performer: Dan Laurin. Performer: Anna Paradiso. Performer: Mats Olofsson.
    • Telemann: Recorder Sonatas.
    • BIS.
    • 1-3.

  • Bedouine

    The Solitude

    • Waysides.
    • Bedouine Music.
    • 1.

  • Dave

    Black (Live at the Brit Awards London 2020)

    • Video from Santandave channel on YouTube.
    • Neighbourhood Recordings.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Last Sunday 12:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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  • Private Passions

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