Reading Larkin’s poetry
Eddie Dawes - The Trees (Aug 2022)
Graham Chesters- The First Thing (Aug 2021)
David Quantick - Days (Aug 22)
Imtiaz Dharker - Broadcast (Aug 22)
Martin Jennings - High Windows (Aug 24) Nominated by Graham Chesters
Hans Rutten introducing and reading An April Sunday Brings the Snow in English and Dutch (Aug 21)
Richard Johnson- Sad Steps (Aug 21)
Sally Button- To The Sea (Aug 21)
Joe Riley - Church Going (Aug 24)
Devon Allison- Cut Grass (Aug 24) Nominated by Chris Sewart
Andrew Motion- The Old Fools (Aug 2024)
Philip Pullen- Show Saturday (March 21)
Celebrating Larkin’s Contemporaries
Triona Adams reads the opening paragraph of Barbara Pym’s Excellent Women (April 22)
Zachary Leader with Julian Henry on the writing of Lucky Jim (nominated by Daniel Vince) (April 21)
Ann Thwaite reads Philip Larkin in New Orleans by Anthony Thwaite (May 24)
Enjoying Larkin Conversation
James Booth and Betty Mackereth- Just what did Betty make of Larkin’s poems? (June 24) (Nominated by Sally Button)
John Robins and Robin Allender- Captain Beefheart: Larkin fan. (March 22)
Rachael Galletly and Lyn Lockwood- A house full of Larkin (May 22)
Chris Sewart and Phil Pullen- Larkin and The White Album (Nov 23)
Rosie Millard and Lyn Lockwood - The wonders of Solar (Feb 24)
Music:
Monty Sunshine- Petit Fleur
Wes Finch and the Mechanicals Band - The Horns of the Morning and The Trees
Thank you to all the PLS Trustees, HVPs and members for their support and thank you to the huge support from our listeners and guests.
Produced by Simon Galloway, Lyn Lockwood and Gavin Hogg.