Glorious performances and candid interviews from the great poets.
A young man checks in with his best friend and reminisces about their long friendship
Benjamin Zephaniah revisits his home town, Birmingham, on a mission to compose a new poem.
Owen Sheers examines the work of Dylan Thomas.
Glenn Patterson champions one of his favourite Ulster poets, Louis MacNeice.
Biopic about the life and work of Seamus Heaney.
Anecdotes, tributes and readings for the late poet Norman MacCaig.
Documentary looking at how the life of Ted Hughes shaped his work as a poet.
Writer and critic AN Wilson revisits the life and work of poet Philip Larkin.
Documentary celebrating the life and work of activist, poet and writer Maya Angelou.
Writer Lemn Sissay recalls being the only black child in a northern town in the 1970s.
Lemn Sissay presents a selection of short films.
A look at how Auden's poetry helps us to understand the tumultuous 21st century.
As the 20th century dawned, poets jettisoned tradition for modern forms of expression.
Sir Andrew Motion speaks to one of Philip larkin's former lovers, Betty Mackereth.
Writer and poet Maya Angelou goes on a pilgrimage to Burns Country in Scotland.
Philip Larkin talks to John Betjeman about his life, his poetry and the city of Hull.
A look at the life of Philip Larkin as seen through his photography.
