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Spring

A compilation of poetry broadcast to celebrate the spring equinox.

Actors Siobhan Redmond, Adjoa Andoh, Simon Russell Beale, Juliet Stevenson, Anton Lesser, Pippa Haywood and Paul McGann read poetry on the theme of Spring to celebrate the Vernal Equinox. There are live appearances from poets Christine de Luca on Woman's Hour and Caleb Femi with a specially composed Spring poem on Front Row

Producer: Maggie Ayre

28 minutes

Last on

Sun 24 Mar 2019 16:30

Broadcast

  • Sun 24 Mar 2019 16:30

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