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Charles Causley Anniversary

Roger McGough presents a selection of listeners' requests for poems by Charles Causley who died ten years ago. Including 麻豆社 archive recording of the poet and new readings of some of his poems by Simon Armitage and Andrew Motion. Producer: Tim Dee.

30 minutes

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Sat 5 Oct 2013 23:30
麻豆社 Radio 4

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This Week's Poems

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I Saw a Jolly Hunter

By Charles Causley

From Charles Causley 鈥� Collected Poems 1951-1997

Published by Picador

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The Seasons in North Cornwall

By Charles Causley

From Charles Causley 鈥� Collected Poems 1951-1997

Published by Picador

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Walking

By Charles Causley

From Charles Causley 鈥� Collected Poems 1951-1997

Published by Picador

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Innocent鈥檚 Song

By Charles Causley

From Charles Causley 鈥� Collected Poems 1951-1997

Published by Picador

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For Joe/When I grow old

By Charles Causley

Unpublished

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Three Gypsies

By Charles Causley

From Charles Causley 鈥� Collected Poems 1951-1997

Published by Picador

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Chief Petty Officer

By Charles Causley

From Charles Causley 鈥� Collected Poems 1951-1997

Published by Picador

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Tell Me, Tell Me, Sarah Jane

By Charles Causley

From Charles Causley 鈥� Collected Poems 1951-1997

Published by Picador

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Who

By Charles Causley

Performed by Jim Causley, Julie Murphy and Ceri Owen-Jones

Taken from the CD 鈥楥yprus Well鈥�

Folk Police Recordings

FPR 010

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Mother , Get Up, Unbar the Door

By Charles Causley

From Charles Causley 鈥� Collected Poems 1951-1997

Published by Picador

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Rattler Morgan

Performed by Jim Causley and Ceri Owen-Jones

Taken from the CD 鈥楥yprus Well鈥�

Folk Police Recordings

FPR 010

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A Baptism

By Charles Causley

From Charles Causley 鈥� Collected Poems 1951-1997

Published by Picador

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Two For Charles

By Roger McGough

Unpublished

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Ballad of the Five Continents

By Charles Causley

From Charles Causley 鈥� Collected Poems 1951-1997

Published by Picador

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Eden Rock

By Charles Causley

From Charles Causley 鈥� Collected Poems 1951-1997

Published by Picador

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Credits

Presenter Roger McGough
Reader Simon Armitage
Reader Andrew Motion
Producer Tim Dee

Broadcasts

  • Sun 29 Sep 2013 16:30
    麻豆社 Radio 4
  • Sat 5 Oct 2013 23:30
    麻豆社 Radio 4