We British

Supporting Content

• We British: As it happened

  See the story of Britain in poetry unfold with videos, clips and quizzes.

  

• The People's Shipping Forecast

  Murray Lachlan Young delivers one of Radio 4’s most loved daily poems.

  

• Dylan Thomas vs. Bob Dylan Quiz

  Can you tell which wise words come from which Dylan?

  

• Meet the We British artist

  Alison Sampson on the inspiration behind the design. How many references did you spot?

  

• Contains Strong Language

  A season of poets and poetry, centred around National Poetry Day on 8 October 2015.

  

• The People's Shipping Forecast

  Murray Lachlan Young performs The People's Shipping Forecast on National Poetry Day.

  Duration: 1:44

• Murray Lachlan Young’s Shipping Forecast

  Murray Lachlan Young performs his own poetic take on the Shipping Forecast.

  Duration: 1:18

• Toby Campion: From The Midlands

  Spoken word session: Toby Campion performs From The Midlands.

  Duration: 3:32

• Testament: Harmony

  Spoken word session: Testament performs Harmony.

  Duration: 3:08
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