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The Somme

Yrsa Daley-Ward - When your mother calls you, come

Yrsa Daley-Ward reads her new poem When your mother calls you, come.

• 15 mins

The Somme

Bill Manhire - Known unto God

Bill Manhire reads his poem Known unto God, written in response to the Battle of the Somme

• 15 mins

The Somme

Jackie Kay - Private Joseph Kay

Jackie Kay reads her poem Private Joseph Kay, in response to the Battle of the Somme.

• 15 mins

The Somme

Daljit Nagra - On your 'A 1940 Memory'

Daljit Nagra with his poem On your 'A 1940 Memory', in response to the Battle of the Somme

• 15 mins

Roald Dahl at 100

Frank Cottrell Boyce on flying and myth-making

Frank Cottrell Boyce on the myth Dahl built around his plane crash during World War II.

• 15 mins

Roald Dahl at 100

Jeremy Dyson on the delicious lure of Dahl's adult fiction

Jeremy Dyson remembers his 10-year-old self's discovery of Dahl's short stories for adults

• 15 mins

Roald Dahl at 100

Laura Dockrill on Dahl's heroine Matilda

Performance poet Laura Dockrill remembers growing up with Dahl's heroine Matilda.

• 15 mins

Roald Dahl at 100

Michael Rosen on the exuberance of Dahl's poetry

Michael Rosen celebrates the dazzling language and clever observation of Dahl's poetry.

• 15 mins

Roald Dahl at 100

Donald Sturrock on the events that made the man and writer

Dahl's biographer Donald Sturrock recalls meeting the storyteller in his writing hut.

• 13 mins

The Meaning of Flowers

Sunflower

Fiona Stafford explores the meanings and importance to us of the sunflower.

• 15 mins

The Meaning of Flowers

Lily

Professor Fiona Stafford explores our contradictory relationship with the lily.

• 15 mins

The Meaning of Flowers

Rose

Professor Fiona Stafford discusses our millennia-long understanding of roses.

• 15 mins

The Meaning of Flowers

Magnolia

Fiona Stafford discusses magnolias, which are among the oldest plants in the world.

• 15 mins

The Meaning of Flowers

Daisy

Fiona Stafford discusses the daisy, an almost indestructible, pest-resistant flower.

• 15 mins

Poet Kenneth Steven reflects on Scottish island life

Kenneth Steven writes on the Hebridean island of Iona.

• 13 mins

Poet Kenneth Steven on Scottish island life

Poet Kenneth Steven writes on Hoy in the archipelago of the Orkney islands

• 13 mins

Poet Kenneth Steven reflects on Scottish island life

Kenneth Steven looks at Rum, a wild and windswept Hebridean island.

• 13 mins

Poet Kenneth Steven reflects on Scottish island life

Poet Kenneth Steven writes on Raasay, an island close to Skye.

• 13 mins

Poet Kenneth Steven on the Scottish islands

Poet Kenneth Steven writes on the remote islands of St Kilda.

• 13 mins

Islands

Iona

Poet Kenneth Steven reflects on Scottish island life.

• 14 mins

Islands

Hoy

Kenneth Steven explores Hoy, the only place of cliffs and mountains in the Orkney islands.

• 15 mins

Islands

Rum

Poet Kenneth Steven reflects on on Scottish island life.

• 15 mins

Islands

Raasay

Kenneth Steven on Raasay, an island close to Skye and once home to poet Sorley MacLean.

• 15 mins

Islands

St Kilda

Poet Kenneth Steven on the Scottish islands.

• 15 mins

The Birthday Treat

Lisa Appignanesi: A Visit to the Savoy Hotel

Lisa Appignanesi visits the Savoy Hotel, where she reflects on the glamorous Belle Epoque.

• 15 mins

The Birthday Treat

Michael Rosen: On the Trail of DH Lawrence

Michael Rosen visits Eastwood and the childhood home of DH Lawrence, who inspired him.

• 15 mins

The Birthday Treat

Gervase Phinn: On the Camino de Santiago

Gervase Phinn recalls joining the pilgrims on a visit to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.

• 15 mins

The Birthday Treat

Gervase Phinn: On the Camino de Santiago

Gervase Phinn joins the pilgrims on a visit to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.

• 13 mins

The Birthday Treat

Edwina Currie: A Ferry Across the Mersey

Edwina Currie returns to the Mersey, where she once took part in a schoolgirl ritual.

• 15 mins

The Birthday Treat

Marina Lewycka - Up the Eiffel Tower

Marina Lewycka takes a trip up the Eiffel Tower to reflect on a lifetime of visiting Paris

• 15 mins