Simon Armitage: Guided Tour of the BBC 100 Collection

Looking back on one hundred years of poetry on the BBC, current Poet Laureate Simon Armitage takes us on a guided tour of our brand-new BBC 100 Collection. To listen to the poems Simon chose for his guided tour, then go to the Archive: poetryarchive....
The BBC has long been a champion of poetry, and over the last 100 years has had a major influence in both its creative evolution and its national and global promotion. For the BBC's centenary in 2022, The Poetry Archive has created a brand-new collection marking key moments in the story of poetry at the BBC, which you can view via this link: poetryarchive....