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The Listening Post
3 Jun 2026 ‘The Listening Post’ written by lemn Sissay, performed by Terence Rae at The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. […]
BBC News NI | I wrote a poem about my son – years later it appeared on his exam
Emily Cullen wrote a poem inspired by her son Lee, which appeared on his English exam paper seven years later Auryn Cox BBC News NI Published 9 June 2026, 06:27 BST When Emily Cullen picked up her son after his … Continue reading
Matsuo Basho and the Art of Haiku
The Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō didn’t just write haiku but transformed a whole genre of poetry. In this video, we explore how Bashō turned a playful poetic form into one of the most refined expressions of Japanese literature. Through travel, … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – Archive on 4, Robert Graves and ‘I Claudius’, L years on
It’s 50 years on from the first screening of the TV series I, Claudius – the hugely popular and perhaps surprising cultural phenomenon that brought the story of a lesser-known Roman emperor into the living rooms of millions of families … Continue reading
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