Proms Plus: Folklore of Britain and Ireland

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English - August 06, 2018 13:17 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MB - ★★★★ - 268 ratings
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Poets Gillian Clarke and Peter Mackay discuss the rich seam of folklore that has influenced their work and the danger of losing our connection to these tales. Gillian is a former National Poet of Wales and winner of the Queen’s Medal for Poetry. Peter is a New Generation Thinker, originally from Lewis, and an expert in Scots and Irish poetry.