British Poets: The Spoken Word

Synopsis: From Alfred, Lord Tennyson to Ted Hughes, this three CD compilation offers a survey of some of the greatest British poets of a century and more. 30 poets are included, each reading from their own work, often with their own spoken introductions. The selection includes historic recordings by Tennyson and Robert Browning; poet laureates John Masefield, Cecil Day Lewis, John Betjeman and Ted Hughes; unforgettable voices, such as Edith Sitwell and Dylan Thomas; and rare recordings by Philip Larkin and Edwin Morgan. The majority of the recordings are taken from BBC broadcasts and are published for the first time.
Series: Spoken Word, The
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2010
Year of production: 2010
Availability: out of distribution
Notes: Reviewed in Viewfinder 84 / online
Documentation: Accompanying booklet
Subjects: English language and literature
Keywords: archive sound recordings; sound recordings; poetry - 20th century; poetry - British

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Notes: A range of audio publications related to the collections of the British Library’s Sound Archive. Historical topics, wildlife sounds, world music, art and literature are particularly strongly represented. There are also a few DVDs, videos and CD-ROMs based on holdings in the BL. Some of the titles are available for paid audio download.

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