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Tuned in: Half a century in love with the BBC
A lifelong love of the BBC, from crackling shortwave broadcasts in Kolkata to clear digital voices in Singapore, becomes a reflection on language, accents and the pleasure of precise speech. Read more
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TS Eliot Britain’s favourite poet
TS Eliot is Britain’s favourite poet, according to a BBC online poll. More good news: John Donne came in second and Yeats and Dylan Thomas also ended up in the top 10. I am surprised Auden didn’t make the list. How couldn’t he? More than 18,000 votes were cast and the top 10 favourite poets… Read more
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The enduring appeal of Roger McGough
Roger McGough, who stands a chance of being voted Britain’s favourite poet, has another claim to fame. He was a member of the band, The Scaffold, that topped the BBC Top 20 chart with the hit single, Lily The Pink, in 1968. The trio also included Paul McCartney’s brother, Mike McGear (real name Mike McCartney),… Read more
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BBC poetry site polling for Britain’s favourite poet
Carol Ann Duffy is the poet laureate, but who is Britain’s favourite poet? The BBC poetry site is running an online poll which closes on September 1. Voters can choose from a shortlist of 30 poets selected by a panel of judges. One can vote for TS Eliot, WB Yeats, Dylan Thomas, WH Auden, John… Read more
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Shakespeare’s Dark Lady
Shakespeare’s mysterious Dark Lady of the sonnets could have been a "black beauty" and a working girl, speculates author William Boyd in an article in the Guardian. He writes:"Shakespeare’s working life was in Southwark, south of the river, and London Bridge, a noisome, rank and dangerous district, freer of the City of London’s legal edicts… Read more
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