Great Poets: In Their Own Words

Name: Great Poets: In Their Own Words
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2014-08-10
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Rating: 0
Cast: Rebecca Front, Simon Armitage, Sarah Churchwell, T. S. Eliot, Germaine Greer

August 10, 2014
Directed by
Sarah Ager

A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from some of Britain's greatest poets.

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Last Updated: November 7, 2025

Cast

Rebecca Front

Narrator (voice)

Simon Armitage

Self

Sarah Churchwell

Self

T. S. Eliot

Self

Great Poets: In Their Own Words

August 10, 2014
Directed by
Sarah Ager

Cast

Rebecca Front

Narrator (voice)

Simon Armitage

Self

Sarah Churchwell

Self

T. S. Eliot

Self

Germaine Greer

Self

Liz Lochhead

Self

Blake Morrison

Self

Ezra Pound

Self

Edith Sitwell

Self

Fiona Shaw

Self

Stevie Smith

Self

Dylan Thomas

Self

R.S. Thomas

Self

Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

Anne Sexton

Self

Great Poets: In Their Own Words

August 10, 2014Directed bySarah Ager

Cast

Rebecca Front

Narrator (voice)

Simon Armitage

Self

Sarah Churchwell

Self

T. S. Eliot

Self

Germaine Greer

Self

Liz Lochhead

Self

Blake Morrison

Self

Ezra Pound

Self

Edith Sitwell

Self

Fiona Shaw

Self

Stevie Smith

Self

Dylan Thomas

Self

R.S. Thomas

Self

Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

Anne Sexton

Self

August 10, 2014
Directed by
Sarah Ager