麻豆社

The poet Craig Raine discusses the ways in which borrowing and reshaping existing phrases is a feature of music and literature and why writers adopt a magpie approach to language.
This programme, presented by Anne McElvoy, was recorded in front of an audience at the Royal College of Music as part of the 麻豆社 Proms. To find out further information about the events which are free to attended go to bbc.co.uk/proms