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Poems to bring 'comfort and hope'

Some well-known voices share their favourite poems.

During the coronavirus crisis, the Today Programme has featured some of the 麻豆社's most well-known voices reading poetry which has brought them comfort and hope during their lives.

In this episode:

Lyse Doucet reads 鈥楾he Cure At Troy鈥� by Seamus Heaney.
Jim Naughtie reads 鈥楾he Darkling Thrush鈥� by Thomas Hardy.
NHS surgeon David Nott reads 'Yr Arwr' (The Hero) by Hedd Wyn.

(Image: Lyse Doucet, Jim Naughtie, David Nott. Credit: 麻豆社)

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