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Love Songs in Age

Simon Armitage explores Philip Larkin's poem Love Songs in Age.

Across ten programmes and ten Philip Larkin poems, Simon Armitage, the Poet Laureate, finds out what happens when he revisits and unpicks Larkin's work in his centenary year.

Episode two:
Simon Armitage explores Philip Larkin's poem Love Songs in Age

Love Songs in Age is a poem that tries to capture the emotions we feel when we hear music that reminds us of our youth, and love that has passed or ended.
But does it still resonate with us in 2022?

Producer: Faith Lawrence
Mixed by: Sue Stonestreet

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14 minutes

Last on

Tue 9 Aug 2022 13:45

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  • Tue 9 Aug 2022 13:45