Great Poets: In Their Own Words

Access All Areas (Season 2, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Documentary

A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from some of Britain's greatest poets.

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Rebecca Front Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Thick of It (2005)
Simon Armitage Self - Poet Self - Poet See fewer	Last Words (II) (2017)
Sarah Churchwell Self - Professor of American Literature Self - Professor of American Literature See fewer	Love, Marilyn (2012)
Gillian Clarke Self - National Poet of Wales Self - National Poet of Wales See fewer	Catrin (2016)
Wendy Cope Self - Poet Self - Poet See fewer	The Sunday Programme (1994)
Allen Ginsberg Self - Archive Self - Archive See fewer	Beginners (2010)
Germaine Greer Self - Critic Self - Critic See fewer	Extras (2005)
Seamus Heaney Self - Archive Self - Archive See fewer	Stay (I) (2013)
Linton Kwesi Johnson Self - Poet (as Linton Kwasi Johnson) Self - Poet (as Linton Kwasi Johnson) See fewer	To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
Philip Larkin Self - Archive Self - Archive See fewer	On the Margin (1966)
Liz Lochhead Self - National Poet of Scotland Self - National Poet of Scotland See fewer	Small Faces (1995)
Roger McGough Self - Archive Self - Archive See fewer	But Seriously, It's Sheila Hancock (1972)
Blake Morrison Self - Poet Self - Poet See fewer	How to Cook Your Daughter
Sylvia Plath Self - Archive Self - Archive See fewer	The Bell Jar (1979)
Michael Rosen Self - Poet Self - Poet See fewer	Play School (1964)
Anne Sexton Self - Archive Self - Archive See fewer	The Lobster (2018)
Lemn Sissay Self - Poet Self - Poet See fewer	The Elevator (2000)