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2025-09-0100 min
Tiny In All That AirDaniel Seifert- Two Guitars and DaysDaniel Seifert is a journalist and editor who has written for the New York Times, National Geographic and BBC. His poems have appeared in Poetry Wales, Rattle and Terrain. He lives in Singapore, and tweets @DanSeifwrites. Larkin poems discussed:The Mower, The Trees, Two Guitar Pieces, Broadcast ,For Sidney Bechet, Reference Back, Days, If My DarlingPoets mentioned:Seamus Heaney, John Betjeman, Emily Dickinson, TS Eliot Selected Poems (Prufrock, The Wasteland, Rhapsody on a Windy Night)When You Are Levitated by Danie...
2025-08-1557 minTiny In All That AirThe Less Deceived full reading for Larkin's birthdayThis year we celebrate Larkin’s birthday and the 70 year anniversary of the publication of The Less Deceived with a full reading of Larkin's second collection.We begin with an introduction to the collection with regular attendees of the podcast, our chair Graham Chesters and trustee Philip Pullen, and we reflect on some of the history of the publication of The Less Deceived.Thank you to all the people that have helped produce this podcast.A special thank you to our chair Rosie Millard, who was of enormous help with making th...
2025-08-091h 34
Palliative Talks: The Palliative Care PodcastA Compassionate Conversation with Philip LarkinIn this episode, Kath Murray welcomes renowned palliative care leader Phil Larkin to explore the transformative power of compassion in palliative care. Together, they illustrate that every team member’s contribution is essential in creating a holistic, compassionate care environment that goes far beyond treating physical symptoms. Their engaging conversation, enriched with powerful metaphors and personal stories of resilience, offers a heartfelt reminder that every little act of kindness can build a safe harbor and transform the caregiving experience.
2025-04-3026 minTiny In All That AirIan Kerry and the Humber BridgeMy guest today is Ian Kerry who is a photographer and Hull enthusiast. And today’s episode is a new direction for me as I take the microphone outside and travel 70 miles up the road from Sheffield to the Hessle Foreshore, sitting on a picnic bench taking in the view of the Humber Bridge. Ian, Gavin and I talk about the construction of the bridge and the effect of the bridge’s arrival on the local community and the changes to the landscape and human relationships that the bridge brought about. We read a selection of Larkin’s poems and pr...
2025-04-2753 minTiny In All That AirRalph DartfordOur guest today is writer Ralph Dartford who works for the National Literacy Trust and is the poetry editor of literary journal Northern Gravy. Ralph kindly made the journey from Bradford to the Lockwood residence in Sheffield, and we settled down in my living room with mugs of tea and a plate of biscuits, surrounded by books and looked down upon by at least three pictures of Larkin. Ralph also co-organises the fantastic Louder Than Words festival that takes place in Manchester every autumn, and is a celebration of writing about music. They gather tog...
2025-03-141h 07Tiny In All That AirDavid Biespiel'It was not easy to find a poet in the United States in my reading,who wrote with the clarity and intelligence that Larkin possessed. I found him to be full of surprises..’My guest today is writer David Biespiel who was born in Texas and who is now Poet in residence at Oregan state university. He has written for numerous publications and reviewed poetry for the Washington Post and the New York Times. He has taught creative writing at university across the US., has won many awards and published several books of his own poetry. In pr...
2025-02-281h 00Tiny In All That AirRishi Dastidar
My guest today is Rishi Dastidar who is a poet and editor based in London. Rishi discusses his own particular view of Larkin’s portrayal of Englishness in both his letters and his poetry, Larkin’s contemporaries such as TS Eliot and Alan Bennett, and the vibrant role poetry plays in the UK’s cultural landscape.
Rishi Dastidar’s poetry has been published by the Financial Times, The Guardian and BBC and more. He is a fellow of The Complete Works, and a consulting editor at The Rialto magazine. A poem from his debut collectio...
2025-01-2458 min
Tiny In All That AirFive Year Anniversary Celebration
Reading Larkin’s poetry
Eddie Dawes - The Trees (Aug 2022)
Graham Chesters- The First Thing (Aug 2021)
David Quantick - Days (Aug 22)
Imtiaz Dharker - Broadcast (Aug 22)
Martin Jennings - High Windows (Aug 24) Nominated by Graham Chesters
Hans Rutten introducing and reading An April Sunday Brings the Snow in English and Dutch (Aug 21)
Richard Johnson- Sad Steps (Aug 21)
Sally Button- To The Sea (Aug 21)
Joe Riley - Church Going (Aug 24)
Devon Allison- Cut Grass (Aug 24) Nominated by Chris Sewart
2024-12-101h 18Tiny In All That AirKate Romano, CEO Stapleford GranaryOur guest today is Kate Romano. Kate is the CEO of arts centre Stapleford Granary which recently dedicated a whole weekend to celebrating many different aspects of Philip Larkin’s life, photography, jazz and poetry. Gavin and I were lucky enough to be able to head down there and enjoy the events as well as running a PLS stall in the middle of it all, talking about all things Larkin to the good people of Cambridgeshire. Kate joined me to reflect back on the weekend and what she learned about Larkin in the process as well as to look at...
2024-10-2547 minTiny In All That AirJoe Riley Presents: This Be The VerseThey might not meant to, but they do...
Joe Riley, teacher and poet of no great renown, is a lifelong lover of Larkin. In this series he attempts to read some of Larkin's poems in suitable places with his trusty tape recorder. In this final episode of the summer, Joe heads out with his daughter and reads This Be The Verse.
Please note this episode contains strong language.
Music: Feeling Drowsy by Henry Allen Junior and his Orchestra (1929)
Produced...
2024-08-2331 minTiny In All That AirHigh Windows- A full reading to celebrate Larkin's birthday on 9th AugustToday on the 9th August we celebrate Philip Larkin’s birthday and we read High Windows from start to end, in order to mark the 50th anniversary of Larkin’s final collection.
Philip Pullen and Graham Chesters chat to Lyn about High Windows.
Please note there is some strong language and challenging themes in the collection.
Poems and readers:
To the Sea- Lyn Lockwood Deputy Chair of the Philip Larkin Society
Sympathy in White Major- Dale Salwak Honorary Vice President of the Philip Larkin Society, professor English, magician
The Trees-Carole Collinson Trustee of t...
2024-08-091h 06Tiny In All That AirJoe Riley Presents: The Whitsun WeddingsThat Whitsun, I was late getting away:
Joe Riley, teacher and poet of no great renown, is a lifelong lover of Larkin. In this series he attempts to read some of Larkin's poems in suitable places with his trusty tape recorder. In this episode, Joe takes his seat on the 11.31 to London Waterloo and reads The Whitsun Weddings.
Music: Body and Soul by Coleman Hawkins and his Orchestra
Produced by Lyn Lockwood, Gavin Hogg and Joe Riley
Please email Lyn at lynlockwood70@yahoo.co.uk with any questions...
2024-08-0221 minTiny In All That AirJoe Riley Presents: Cut GrassCut grass lies frail...
Joe Riley, teacher and poet of no great renown, is a lifelong lover of Larkin. In this series he attempts to read some of Larkin's poems in suitable places with his trusty tape recorder. In this episode, Joe ventures out on his school field to read and discuss Cut Grass from High Windows.
Music: Sidney Bechet - Si tu vous ma mere (Lonesome)
Produced by Lyn Lockwood, Gavin Hogg and Joe Riley
Please email Lyn...
2024-07-2617 minTiny In All That AirPhilip Larkin in ChinaOur guest today is Douglas Bell, Professor of English Language Education at the School of Education, University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China.
Professor Douglas Bell first joined us in April to talk about the 2024 Conference in Hull and kindly stayed on the line to talk to me more widely about Philip Larkin in China. We talk about the reading and translation of Larkin in China, as well as the use of persona and thematic readings of Larkin. We also talk about why Larkin is not a sexist poet, Larkin’s use of rhyme, using Larkin’s poetry to exem...
2024-07-1951 minTiny In All That AirJoe Riley Presents: Church Going
'Once I am sure there's nothing going on
I step inside, letting the door thud shut...'
Joe Riley, teacher and poet of no great renown, is a
lifelong lover of Larkin. In this series he attempts to read some of Larkin’s poems in suitable places with his trusty tape recorder. In this episode he explores Church Going from High Windows.
Music: Feeling Drowsy by Henry Allen Jr and His Orchestra
Produced by Lyn Lockwood, Gavin Hogg and Joe Riley
Please email Lyn at lynlockwood70@yahoo.co.uk with any questions, comments or sug...
2024-07-1226 minTiny In All That AirIn Celebration of Betty Mackereth
Betty Mackereth was Philip Larkin’s secretary at the library at the University of Hull. They were work colleagues and good friends, growing closer and more intimate, as the years went on. Betty turns 100 on 27th June 2024.
We begin with Betty herself in conversation with James Booth when James was beginning his research into his biography of Philip Larkin . James calls her, Larkin’s ‘ageing muse of vitality’.
After this, we hear directly from James Booth who spoke Lyn and trustee Philip Pullen at James’s house earlier this year.
Thank you and spe...
2024-06-271h 28Tiny In All That AirJoe Riley Presents: The TreesThe trees are coming into leaf
Like something almost being said
Joe Riley, teacher and poet of no great renown, is a
lifelong lover of Larkin. In this series he attempts to read some of Larkin’s poems in suitable places with his trusty tape recorder. In this episode he explores The Trees from High Windows
Music: In A Mellow Tone by Count Basie
Produced by Lyn Lockwood, Gavin Hogg and Joe Riley
Please email Lyn at lynlockwood70@yahoo.co.uk with any questions, comments or sugges...
2024-06-2117 minTiny In All That AirJoe Riley Presents: The MowerThe mower stalled, twice...
Joe Riley, teacher and poet of no great renown, is a
lifelong lover of Larkin. In this series he attempts to read some of Larkin’s poems in suitable places with his trusty tape recorder. In this episode he explores Larkin’s late poem The Mower.
Music: Just a Mood (A Blue Mood) by the Teddy Wilson Quartet
Produced by Lyn Lockwood, Gavin Hogg and Joe Riley
Please email Lyn at lynlockwood70@yahoo.co.uk with any questions, comments or suggestions for more readings for the...
2024-06-0716 minTiny In All That AirAnn Thwaite
Writer Ann Thwaite has a long involvement with the society and with Philip Larkin himself. Ann married Anthony Thwaite when they were both young Oxford graduates. Anthony Thwaite brought Larkin’s poems to the BCC and many publications in his work as an editor. Anthony was Larkin’s executor alongside Andrew Motion, and went on to edit Larkin’s letters and poems. Anthony was the founding President of the Philip Larkin Society until he passed away in 2021 at the age of 90. Ann continues to be an active supporter of the society as one of our honorary vice presid...
2024-05-1738 minTiny In All That AirCelebrating The Philip Larkin Society Conference 2024This episode is all about the 2 PLS conference events that took place on 13-15th March 2024 at the University of Hull.
Professor Douglas Bell, now back home in the city of Ningbo in China, reflects on visiting Hull City centre and Cottingham for the first time in over 30 years, having graduated from the University of Hull in 1991. Rachael Galletly, PLS Trustee and merchandise officer talks about speakers David Quantick, Blake Morrison, our actors Daniel Wain and Lynne Harrison, and the contribution made by our wonderful artist D J Roberts. Helen Cooper reflects on her research into larkin, L...
2024-04-191h 05
The Culture BoarEpisode 16: Just saying: Siblings pamphlet reviewed, interiority in poetry, Philip LarkinHearing a good conversation can be truly wonderful, so it is with pleasure that I encounter Siblings from Monitor Books. I consider the discomfiting reality of poetry grounded in interiority, and - in the company of Philip Larkin - why a bit of cynicism can be a good thing.The Poetry of Philip Larkin from the British Library: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z_i2dhnda4Monitor Books: https://www.monitorbooks.co.uk/books Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-04-0108 minTiny In All That AirRosie Millard OBEToday we are joined by our society President, Rosie Millard. Rosie came to Hull as an undergraduate while Larkin was still librarian at the university and she has maintained close links with Hull ever since. She was made Chair of Hull City of Culture 2017 and appointed OBE in the 2018 New Year Honours List for services in the arts to the city of Hull. Rosie is a writer, broadcaster and arts journalist and is also the chair of BBC Children In Need. In today’s podcast, Rosie and I discuss Solar, Money, Cut Grass and How Distant from High Windows to...
2024-02-161h 15Tiny In All That AirZachary Leader and Daniel Vince- Larkin and Wain, the post-war English novel
Zachary Leader is Emeritus Professor of English Literature at the University of Roehampton. He grew up in California but has lived in Britain for over fifty years and has dual US/UK citizenship. He was educated at Northwestern University, Trinity College, Cambridge, and Harvard and is the biographer of Kingsley Amis and edited the Letters of Kingsley Amis. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and General Editor of The Oxford History of Life-Writing, a 7-volume series published by OUP.
PLS Trustee Daniel Vince is a soon-to-be graduate of...
2024-01-191h 03Tiny In All That AirPhilip Larkin Society Pub Quiz 2/12/23
The Philip Larkin Society always mark the 2nd of
December which is the anniversary of Philip Larkin’s death in 1985. In 2022 we marked the date with the unveiling of a blue plaque in Coventry at Larkin’s birthplace and we held an evening event at Westminster Abbey with poetry readings at the site of his plaque in Poet’s Corner. It felt right to do something a little more informal and closer to home in Hull. This episode is a live recording of the quiz in the Haworth Pub, Hull.
Thank you to Honorary Vice P...
2023-12-1656 minTiny In All That AirChris Sewart and Phil PullenIn this episode we talk to Beverley based poet Chris Sewart in his second appearance on Tiny in All That Air, and Phil Pullen, trustee of the PLS, who regular listeners will be familiar with from a number of previous episodes. We talk about Chris's poetry and his upcoming performance as the 'warm up' for Roger McGough in Beverley next year (details below). We also discuss Phil's new project for the PLS You-Tube account documenting the Larkin Trail. We end the episode considering three poems from High Windows- The Explosion, Livings and Forget What Did- as we look ahead...
2023-11-171h 42Tiny In All That AirLarkin the LibrarianThis episode was researched and planned by PLS Trustees Julian Henry and Dr Chris Fletcher, Keeper of Special Collections at the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
Philip Larkin was a librarian for 42 years. He had no formal training when he set off; he chose the career on the spur of the moment as a 21 year old after leaving university, like many students, without a career in mind. However, he came to be one of the UK's most influential and ground-breaking librarians of the post-war years, and his influence is still felt today. In this episode we examine Larkin's life...
2023-09-151h 02Tiny In All That Air'Philip Larkin: Funny Man' by John White (2010)
This talk was given to the Philip Larkin Society in 2010 by Emeritus Reader of American History at the University of Hull, John White. John White is the PLS jazz consultant and along with Trevor Tolley, compiled the wonderful ‘Larkin’s Jazz’ 4 disc CD released on Proper Records. This was part of the Larkin25 commemorative events. The talk is a warm and witty exploration of Larkin’s -sometimes extremely dry- sense of humour taking in camels, Jack Nicholson, raccoon coats and wine that tastes ‘like cricket bats.’
Content warning- liberal use of swearing…
References:
Philip L...
2023-08-0945 minTiny In All That AirPhilip Larkin and Thomas HardyPhilip Larkin was just five years old when Hardy died in 1928, but this English poet and novelist was going to have a profound influence on Larkin’s writing.
To discuss some of the connections between Larkin and Hardy, Lyn is joined by Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Hull Jane Thomas and composer Arthur Keegan.
Thomas Hardy Novels: Jude the Obscure, Far From the Madding Crowd, Jude the Obscure, A Pair of Blue Eyes,
Thomas Hardy Collections: The Dynasts, Winter Words, Poems 1912-13
Thomas Hardy poems: Drummer Hodge, Neutral Tones...
2023-07-141h 10Tiny In All That AirWinifred Dawson reading 'Love and Larkin'.
This talk was given to the PLS in 2001 by Winifred Dawson. Winifred was born in London, but educated in Belfast which is where she met Larkin when they were both working at Queen’s University Library. Win also went on to write herself and published a biography of Amy Audrey Locke, a muse for the poet WB Yeats. Win opens with a reflection on Larkin’s love for his parents, However, the talk is mainly about Larkin’s relationship with the women in his life: Ruth Bowman, Winifred, Monica Jones, Patsy Strang, Maeve Brennan (who is listening in the au...
2023-06-161h 04
Poems for the Speed of LifeEp. 117: "The Whitsun Weddings" by Philip LarkinThis is Episode 117 of Poems for the Speed of Life.
Today's poem is "The Whitsun Weddings" by Philip Larkin.
Philip Larkin was an English poet, writer and librarian who died in 1985 at the age of 63.
The Poetry Foundation describes him as “a great poet of middle age” with a vision that is “elegiac, one of gradual diminishment”.
For all that his work is well known as raw, often rude, sometimes lewd, Larkin occupies an emotional centre that so many of us will recognise even if we don’t have the words for it.
2023-05-2508 minTiny In All That AirAlan Plater- By The Tide of Humber I Walked Among Poets (talk given to the PLS 28/11/98)
This episode features a writer who would be familiar not only to Hull residents but also to keen telly watchers, radio listeners and theatre goers across the country. Alan Plater was born in Jarrow in 1935 but having moved to Hull when he was just three years old, the city was pleased to adopt him and he lived there for much of his life. His most famous writing credit was probably Z Cars. Alan Plater was also a huge fan of jazz music and his ITV comedy drama The Beiderbecke Affair staring James Bolam and Barbara Flynn in the mid 1980s...
2023-05-1245 min
Poems for the Speed of LifeEp. 87: "Money" by Philip LarkinThis is Episode 87 of Poems for the Speed of Life.
It is the first time Philip Larkin has featured on this podcast but it's unlikely to be the last.
Larkin was a 20th century English poet, writer and career librarian. He is raw, rambunctious, rude, sometimes lewd.
This poem, "Money", is Larkin’s reflection on the role of cash and consumerism in life. It was first published in 1973 and half a century on, as all of us — at least in the so-called West — try to make a living amid rising inflation, interest rate hikes...
2023-04-1303 min
Tiny In All That AirLarkin in Objects, Objects in Larkin: Clarissa Hard and Francesca GardnerAt the time of recording this podcast we received the sad news that our founding chairman Professor Eddie Dawes had passed away on the 3rd March 2023 at the age of 97. Gavin and I were very privileged to be able to record the very first Tiny podcast with Eddie at his home in Hull. Eddie was so open to new ideas and ways of doing things. He was so supportive of my crazy idea to have a society podcast and was extremely patient as I fussed around with my microphone and notes. But I knew that Eddie had to be...
2023-03-1756 minTiny In All That AirNovelist Anne Fine 'Philip Larkin- A Personal View'.Anne Fine gave our Distinguished Guest Lecture at the PLS AGM in 2004 and here we reproduce her talk in its entirety. Anne muses on how she discovered Larkin as a teenager who couldn't resist poems with swear words in, but also how she came to see the connections between Larkin’s poetry and her own life- especially The Trees- as well as her admiration for Larkin the professional writer as a fellow member of the ‘business.’
Anne is best known for children's books, but she also writes for adults. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Lite...
2023-02-2443 minTiny In All That AirPoet and musician, Ivor Cutler (Larkin's contemporary) with Bruce Lindsey and Gavin Hogg (January 2023)This episode’s guests are Gavin Hogg and Bruce Lindsay and we are discussing Ivor Cutler, poet, writer, teacher and musician, who was born Jan 15th 1923 and so is a close chronological contemporary of Philip Larkin, although their paths never crossed. We look at their surreal sense of humour, their different experiences of World War II, their approach to poetry, letter writing, jazz, public performance and the cultural landscape of Britain in the twentieth century.
Bruce Lindsay, Ivor Cutler: Life Outside the Sitting Room (Equinox, 2023)
https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/ivor-cutler/
Gavin Hogg an...
2023-01-271h 08Tiny In All That AirReview of 2022 with Larkin100 trustees Graham Chesters, Phil Pullen and Vicky Foster - December 2022This episode welcomes three Larkin100 trustees to look back on 2022; Graham Chesters, Phil Pullen, and teacher, writer and poet Vicky Foster who has a very particular connection to Hull and the work of Philip Larkin.
Vicky Foster Poet Hull
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Presented by Lyn Lockwood.
Theme music: 'The Horns Of The Morning' by The Mechanicals Band. Buy 'The Righteous Jazz' at their Bandcamp page: https://themechanicalsband.bandcamp.com/albu...
2022-12-311h 02
Random Readings With Kumar VikramReading Church Going by Philip Larkin followed by reading of critical essay on the poemThe critical analysis, written by Dr S N Prasad, has been taken from his book ‘The Poetry of Philip Larkin: A Study in Long Perspectives’ (2022) published by RoseDog Books, USA. Dr Prasad was a retired Professor in English, B R A Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, India. He also taught for nearly 15 years at the Sana University and Hodeida University, Republic of Yemen. This episode is being uploaded on 2nd December 2022 on the occasion of death anniversary of Philip Larkin falling today.
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2022-12-0224 minTiny In All That AirHugh Odling-Smee & Philip Pullen (November 2022)This episode features Belfast arts manager Hugh Odling- Smee and PLS trustee Philip Pullen who, as part of his centenary lecture tour, took part in the 2022 Belfast International Arts Festival with a talk on Larkin in Belfast. Hugh and Phil discuss the literary heritage that Belfast enjoys and Larkin’s life in Belfast between 1950 and 1955.
Books and writers discussed:
A Rumoured City: New Poets from Hull by Douglas Dunn (Editor), Philip Larkin (foreword), (Bloodaxe, 1982)
Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse ed. Philip Larkin (OUP, 1973)
Andrew Motion- Larkin A Writer...
2022-11-181h 12Tiny In All That AirDaniel Vince (October 2022)Daniel Vince joined the PLS board of trustees earlier this year and is currently studying for a Masters by research on the post-war novel at the University of York having graduated from Canterbury Christ Church University earlier this year. He is also an antiquarian book seller and can often be found hunting down rare and wonderful books. When the Barbara Pym Society invited a member of the PLS to present a paper at their AGM in Oxford this year, Daniel bravely took up the challenge. Daniel speaks to Lyn and reads his talk A Few Green Leaves: Pym, Larkin...
2022-10-2146 minTiny In All That AirSam Perry (September 2022)Dr Sam Perry teaches English Literature at the University of Hull, where he is a member of the Philip Larkin Centre for Poetry & Creative Writing. He is the author of Chameleon Poet: R.S. Thomas and the Literary Tradition (Oxford University Press) and is currently working on a long- term project exploring the representation of children and childhood in modern poetry.
Other writers discussed/mentioned: WB Yeats/Ted Hughes/Edward Thomas/ RS Thomas/Seamus Heaney/ William Wordsworth/William Blake/ Thomas Hardy/ Dylan Thomas /Charles Dickens/JD Salinger/Virginia Woolf/Kingsley Amis/Sylvia Plath/Ann Thwaite
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2022-09-231h 07
OBS: RadioessänPhilip Larkin och breven till MonicaDen brittiske poeten Philip Larkins litteratur är läst och älskad. I brev och biografier framkommer mindre smickrande sidor, som till exempel rasism. Men när hans brev till livskamraten Monica Jones publicerades nyanserades bilden något. Jan Norming har läst. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna. Ursprungligen publicerad den 18 mars 2011.För en tid sen stod en notis i engelska The Guardian. En okänd kärleksdikt av poeten Philip Lar...
2022-08-0914 minTiny In All That AirLarkin 100 (August 2022)Welcome to a very special episode of Tiny In All That Air, celebrating Philip Larkin's 100th birthday. This episode has been made with the generous help of many of our fantastic honorary vice presidents, who have many different connections with Philip Larkin, the man and the writer: former secretary of State for Health and Social care, Alan Johnson; Larkin biographer, friend and literary executor Andrew Motion; writer David Quantick; writer Ann Thwaite; academic and magician Dale Salwak; artist Grayson Perry; poet Imtiaz Dharker; sculptor Martin Jennings; writer Blake Morrison; Professor James Booth; founding chairman Professor Eddie Dawes; and our...
2022-08-091h 13
Tiny In All That AirThe Larkin Family (June 2022)This is the King Henry VIII School, Coventry takeover! Led by the school's Librarian and Archivist Helen Cooper, and introduced by former Head of English Sheila Woolf, the pupils of Larkin's former school in Coventry have recorded a fascinating short fictional play written by Fred Holland that explores the Larkin family during Word War II. Helen Cooper and Phil Pullen (Chair of Larkin100 and Larkin researcher) join Lyn to discuss the writing and performance of the play, as well as exploring the play's many themes- family life, gender identity, jazz music, the destruction of Coventry, the rise of fascism...
2022-06-031h 07
QuotomaniaQuotomania 234: Philip LarkinToday’s Quotation is care of Philip Larkin. Listen in! Subscribe to Quotomania on quotomania.com or search for Quotomania on your favorite podcast app!
On August 9, 1922, Philip Larkin was born in Coventry, England. He attended St. John's College, Oxford. His first book of poetry, The North Ship, was published in 1945 and, though not particularly strong on its own, is notable insofar as certain passages foreshadow the unique sensibility and maturity that characterizes his later work.
In 1946, Larkin discovered the poetry of Thomas Hardy and became a great admirer of his poetry, learning from Hardy ho...
2022-05-2301 minTiny In All That AirKelvin Everest and Dr Jane Bluett discuss Monica Jones (May 2022)In this episode, Lyn talks to Emeritus AC Bradley Professor of Modern Literature at Liverpool University Kelvin Everest and writer, lecturer and poet Dr Jane Bluett, who is the poetry editor for English In Education.
Monica and Philip met in Leicester in 1947, and although Philip soon left Leicester for Belfast and then Hull, Monica stayed as a lecturer at Leicester University for the next 34 years until her retirement. Their life long love affair was a source of great joy and great anguish for both of them. Kelvin tells us about his two years working alongside Monica as a...
2022-05-071h 00Tiny In All That AirDeb Fisher and Triona Adams (Barbara Pym Society)In this episode, Lyn talks to Deb Fisher, Chair of the Barbara Pym Society and writer and actor Triona Adams, also a member of the Barbara Pym Society. We discuss how it was Larkin who initiated the friendship between the two writers in 1961 when he wrote a letter to Pym admiring her novels. Both Oxford graduates, and resolutely unmarried, they communicated by letter for 14 years until they finally met in person at the Randolph Hotel in Oxford. In 1977, the Times Literary Supplement printed an article where contributors named who they considered the most underrated writers of the previous seventy-five years...
2022-04-151h 13
QuotomaniaQuotomania 171: Philip LarkinToday’s Quotation is care of Philip Larkin. Listen in! Subscribe to Quotomania on quotomania.com or search for Quotomania on your favorite podcast app!
On August 9, 1922, Philip Larkin was born in Coventry, England. He attended St. John's College, Oxford. His first book of poetry, The North Ship, was published in 1945 and, though not particularly strong on its own, is notable insofar as certain passages foreshadow the unique sensibility and maturity that characterizes his later work.
In 1946, Larkin discovered the poetry of Thomas Hardy and became a great admirer of his poetry, learning from Hardy ho...
2022-03-2101 minTiny In All That AirJohn Robins, Robin Allender and Thomas Gordon.In this episode, Lyn is joined by writer, comedian and BBC radio presenter John Robins, PLS Treasurer Thomas Gordon and writer and musician Robin Allender. The conversation focuses on some of Robin and John's favourite Larkin poems, such as Deceptions and I Remember, I Remember and their huge knowledge and love for Larkin's work.
Poems discussed: Sad Steps, High Windows, The Whitsun Weddings, Absences, Here, Livings, The Building, How, Dockery and Son, An Arundel Tomb, Deceptions, Afternoons, Mythological Introduction, I Remember, I Remember, Vers de Societie, The Life With a Hole in It, Toads, Toads Revisited, Home...
2022-03-181h 38Tiny In All That AirDr James UnderwoodIn this episode, Lyn talks to Dr James Underwood, Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Huddersfield and Deputy Director of the Ted Hughes Network. James's book Early Larkin (2021) reveals so many aspects of Larkin's less well known writing and charts Larkin's growth into the towering poet he eventually became. We look at poems, letters and prose, and how Larkin shaped his world through his writing.
Larkin poems referred to- -Livings, Dockery and Son, The Whitsun Weddings, Afternoons, The Mower, Dublinesque, The Winter Palace, I See A Girl Dragged By The Wrists, Femmes Damnes, A Schoo...
2022-01-281h 12Tiny In All That AirRound Table with Philip Pullen & Rachael GalletlyIn this episode, PLS trustee and Larkin100 Chair Philip Pullen and PLS trustee and merchandise officer Rachael Galletly join Lyn to reflect back on 2021, look ahead to 2022, read some poetry and talk Larkin.
Larkin poems/novels discussed- Toads, Toads Revisited, The Whitsun Weddings, Show Saturday, High Windows, The Old Fools and Dockery and Son.
Other writers and references: Philip Larkin In New Orleans from Anthony Thwaite’s Selected Poems 1956-1996 (Enitharmon Press, 2002), John Sutherland Monica Jones, Philip Larkin and Me: Her Life and Long Loves (W&N 2021)
Larkin100 partners:
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2021-12-171h 04Tiny In All That AirHorror Larkin with Joe James & Alex HowardIn this episode, Joe James from the Right In The Schoolies podcast and PLS Trustee Alex Howard talk to Lyn about their definitions of horror and where they see horror in Larkin's writing.
Larkin poems/novels discussed- High Windows, Sunny Prestatyn, The Old Fools, At Grass, Aubade, Mr Bleaney, Ambulances, The Building, If, My Darling, Jill, Love Again.
Other writers and references: Paradise Lost by John Milton (1667), the work of Stephen King, the Metaphysical Poets, Oscar Wilde, 'the Seven ages of man' speech from As You Like It (1599), MR James, Wuthering Heights (1847) By Emily Bronte...
2021-10-151h 08Tiny In All That AirLarkin's 99th Birthday special (part 2)The Society is looking forward to the Centenary celebrations next year, but we wanted to mark what would have been Larkin's 99th birthday this year by reading his poems. The readings have been recorded and submitted by PLS society members, trustees, honorary vice presidents and podcast listeners from across the world. Larkin was famously reluctant to read his poems in public, but we hope listeners enjoy hearing his words being read out loud. Please raise a glass and join us with our birthday celebrations! This is the second of two parts.
Poems and readers featured as follows.
2021-08-1654 minTiny In All That AirLarkin's 99th Birthday special (part 1)The Society is looking forward to the Centenary celebrations next year, but we wanted to mark what would have been Larkin's 99th birthday this year by reading his poems. The readings have been recorded and submitted by PLS society members, trustees, honorary vice presidents and podcast listeners from across the world. Larkin was famously reluctant to read his poems in public, but we hope listeners enjoy hearing his words being read out loud. Please raise a glass and join us with our birthday celebrations! This is the first of two parts.
Poems and readers featured as follows.
2021-08-0958 minTiny In All That AirHonorary Vice-Presidents - Rosie Millard, Martin Jennings and David QuantickThe Philip Larkin Society has a formal structure which helps us to run effectively. This has allowed us to appoint a President (Anthony Thwaite 1930-2021) and a number of honorary vice-presidents. HVPs support the charity both publicly and behind the scenes and generously lend their name to our work. Recently we have been able to appoint some new HVPs, three of whom we speak to in this episode. Rosie Millard, journalist and University of hull Alumnus, sculptor Martin Jennings and writer David Quantick. They all reflect on their love of Larkin and their thoughts about the PLS. We also...
2021-07-231h 08Tiny In All That AirThe Young Larkin AcademicsLarkin has a rather curious place in the academic world- a little bit on the edge of things (maybe that’s how he would have liked it?). Lyn chats to Dr Alex Howard, Dr Kyra Piperides and Clarissa Hard who are all at different stages of their doctoral studies on Larkin’s writing. Alex and Clarissa have recently become new trustees of the Philip Larkin Society. We also have a reading of Church Going from PLS member Joe James.
Poems discussed: Aubade, High Windows, Take One Home for the Kiddies, Myxomatosis, At Grass, The Whitsun Weddings, Here, The...
2021-06-181h 05Tiny In All That AirFor Sidney BechetPhilip Larkin was not just a poet, he was also a jazz journalist. His collected articles can be found in All What Jazz: A Record Diary 1961–1971. (Faber and Faber. 1985). Larkin's love of jazz was less prominent in his poetry, but one poem stands out as a startling 'love song' to New Orleans - For Sidney Bechet, (to be found in The Whitsun Weddings, 1964). In this episode we tell the fascinating story of saxophonist Sidney Bechet and how his life and music interwove with that of Larkin's. We have some amazing jazz to accompany us and some voices of the time...
2021-05-1440 minTiny In All That AirProfessor Zachary LeaderProfessor Zachary Leader is Professor of English Literature at the University of Roehampton. He grew up in California but has lived in Britain for over forty years. He was educated at Northwestern University, Trinity College, Cambridge and Harvard and is the author of several books including Reading Blake's Songs, Writer's Block, Revision and Romantic Authorship.
In 2000 Harper Collins published his edited Letters of Kingsley Amis followed by a highly regarded biography of Amis before he turned his attention to Saul Bellow, with the second part of acclaimed two-volume biography published in 2019. He is a fellow of the R...
2021-04-161h 06Tiny In All That AirPhil Pullen and Rachael GalletlyPhil Pullen (Larkin researcher and chair of Larkin100) and Rachael Galletly (PLS Trustee) join us to discuss Larkin poems that are either about or are directly addressed to specific people in his life; Eva Larkin, Kingsley Amis and Winifred Arnott. We also find out about Larkin’s attitude to summer, his favourite poetic phrase, Kingsley Amis’s wilder moments, what book Rachael nicked from a library, and who made Philip Larkin ‘yowl’.
Mother, Summer, I, Heads on the Women’s Ward, Reference Back, Hospital Visits, Love Songs in Age, Letter to a Friend About Girls, The Old Fools, Livi...
2021-03-191h 24
The Poetry Exchange56. Aubade by Philip Larkin - A Friend to TomIn this episode, Tom talks with us about the poem that has been a friend to him – 'Aubade' by Philip Larkin.Tom visited The Poetry Exchange in February 2020 for what turned out to be our last live event of the year before the first Covid-19 lockdown. He joined us at beautiful Manchester Central Library and is in conversation with Poetry Exchange team members, Fiona Bennett and Al Snell.The 'gift' reading of 'Aubade' is by Al Snell. *****I work all day, and get half-drunk at night. Wa...
2021-02-2425 minThe Poetry Exchange56. Aubade by Philip Larkin - A Friend to TomIn this episode, Tom talks with us about the poem that has been a friend to him – 'Aubade' by Philip Larkin.Tom visited The Poetry Exchange in February 2020 for what turned out to be our last live event of the year before the first Covid-19 lockdown. He joined us at beautiful Manchester Central Library and is in conversation with Poetry Exchange team members, Fiona Bennett and Al Snell.The 'gift' reading of 'Aubade' is by Al Snell. *****I work all day, and get half-drunk at night. Wa...
2021-02-2425 minTiny In All That AirGreg Morse (writer and railway historian)The second of our two podcasts with a John Betjeman focus, our guest is writer and railway historian Greg Morse. Topics include Betjeman and Larkin’s relationship with the media, twentieth century architecture and cultural history and, of course, lots of poetry, both Larkin and Betjeman.
Larkin poems mentioned: Church Going, Whitsun Weddings, High Windows, This Be The Verse, Toads, Essential Beauty, Home is So Sad, High Windows.
Betjeman poems mentioned: Executive, A Lincolnshire Church, Death In Leamington, Croydon, Devonshire St W1, Summoned by Bells.
A Girl in Winter by Philip Larkin (Faber and F...
2021-02-1956 min
The Litpoetry Podcast’This be the Verse’ by Philip Larkin: (The Litpoetry Podcast Season 1, Episode 6)This podcast contains a reading of Philip Larkin’s, ‘This be the verse’ and a close analysis of the poem. This podcast is copyrighted, © James Laidler (Litpoetry) Poetry recital recorded and performed by 'Simon Jackson Voice Over': 'This be the verse’ by Philip Larkin https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48419/this-be-the-verse from Collected Poems. Copyright © Estate of Philip Larkin.
Adapted for educational purposes under fair usage. All tracks used are licensed to Litpoetry through www.musicbed.com and include: 'You are Mine’ (feat. Holly Maher) by Secret Nation, 'stroller’ by Luke Atencio, ‘die instrumental’ by Andrew Judah
2021-02-1817 minTiny In All That AirAnne O'Neill and Julian HenryAnne O'Neill and Julian Henry are newer members of the Philip Larkin Society team and many people will have already been feeling the benefit of their fantastic work on the PL Instagram page. Julian is also a trustee and is now supporting the society committee and its planning and events work. Anne is based in County Kerry and Julian in Oxford. We got together to talk about Larkin in the media, Twitter, Instagram, radio and television and Anne and Julian talk about their route into Larkin, their favourite poems, cancel culture, Hull University, Beatrix Potter, Larkin’s legacy and mu...
2021-01-221h 15Tiny In All That AirReflection on the Larkin year, 2020Lyn and Rachael look back on the events of 2020 in the PLS world. This episode also includes contributions from Professor Graham Chesters (PLS Chair), novelist Chris Walsh, PLS trustee Julian Wild, Philip Pullen (Chair of Larkin100), PLS members Sally Button and James Tarry, Leigh Bird and Esther Johnson from Ships In The Sky, Hull.
Poems discussed: Self’s the Man, Vers De Societe, Home Is So Sad, The Mower.
Topics discussed: PLS online events, Coventry City of Culture, Larkin100, Larkin embroidery, cricket, John Betjeman, Larkin on YouTube, About Larkin, merchandise, the Larkin quiz, lockdown.
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2020-12-181h 16Tiny In All That AirJonathan Smith (novelist, playwright and teacher)Novelist, playwright and teacher Jonathan Smith has written two plays about Poet Laureate John Betjeman (1906-1984), Mr Betjeman's Class, and Mr Betjeman Regrets that were first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2017. His wonderful new book Being Betjeman(n) has recently been published by Galileo Publishing (https://galileopublishing.co.uk/being-betjemann). We talk about the life of John Betjeman and his wider cultural significance, Betjeman’s many connections to Philip Larkin, and Jonathan’s own very personal relationship with Betjeman and actor Ben Whitrow, who played Betjeman in Jonathan’s plays. Jonathan also reads Devonshire St, W1.
Betjeman poems discu...
2020-11-1359 minTiny In All That AirProfessor Graham Chesters (the new Chair of the Philip Larkin Society)Professor Graham Chesters, the new Chair of the Philip Larkin Society, joins us to talk about how came to Hull University, inadvertently following the footsteps of Larkin. Graham also tells us about his relationship with Philip Larkin both as a university colleague and a neighbour in Hull and some of his more disconcerting and memorable encounters with Larkin. Graham talks about his involvement with the Philip Larkin Society and the impact of Covid on the Society. Graham also talks to us about the Larkin poem Absences. A couple of little technology gremlins sneaked in here, so apologies for the...
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The Poetry Exchange49. Vers De Société by Philip Larkin - A Friend to StephenIn this episode, Stephen Beresford talks about the poem that has been a friend to him – 'Vers De Société' by Philip Larkin. Stephen Beresford is a highly acclaimed Film, TV and Theatre Writer, whose credits include his debut play The Last Of The Haussmans, which starred Julie Walters and Helen McCrory; Fanny and Alexander (an adaptation of the Ingmar Bergman film), and Pride - a film which tells the story of the lesbian and gay activists who raised money to help families affected by the British miners' strike in 1984. In 2020, Bereford's new play The So...
2020-07-2832 minThe Poetry Exchange49. Vers De Société by Philip Larkin - A Friend to StephenIn this episode, Stephen Beresford talks about the poem that has been a friend to him – 'Vers De Société' by Philip Larkin. Stephen Beresford is a highly acclaimed Film, TV and Theatre Writer, whose credits include his debut play The Last Of The Haussmans, which starred Julie Walters and Helen McCrory; Fanny and Alexander (an adaptation of the Ingmar Bergman film), and Pride - a film which tells the story of the lesbian and gay activists who raised money to help families affected by the British miners' strike in 1984. In 2020, Bereford's new play The So...
2020-07-2832 minTiny In All That AirDavid Quantick (writer and broadcaster)Our guest on this episode is David Quantick - journalist, essayist, writer of television shows Veep and The Thick Of It, horror novel All My Colours (2019, Titan Books), soon-to-be released novel Night Train (2020, Titan Books) and much, much more!
A few months ago, David Quantick tweeted about his enjoyment of Trouble At Willow Gables and other Brunette Coleman works by Philip Larkin. In this episode he joins us to talk about Brunette Coleman and in particular her essay What Are We Writing For? (1943), poem Femmes Damnes and the wider ‘schoolgirl’ writing of Philip Larkin.
More Lark...
2020-07-1740 minTiny In All That AirWes Finch, Sophie Lewis, Esther Johnson & Chris SewartThis episode has four contributors, all of whom have very different connections to Philip Larkin.
Wes Finch from The Mechanicals Band performs his beautiful new setting of The Trees by Philip Larkin.
Sophie Lewis, Folio Society editor, discusses the remarkable new limited edition of Philip Larkin’s Collected Poems, which is the first to combine both Larkin’s poems and photographs, with the introduction and image selection by Andrew Motion. https://www.foliosociety.com/uk/philip-larkin-collected-poems.html
Esther Johnson, Professor of Film and Media at Sheffield Hallam University, talks to us about the new fun...
2020-06-121h 03Tiny In All That AirRachael Galletly (Merchandise Officer)Lyn and Rachael have been friends for over twenty years. In this episode, they discuss their shared enthusiasm for all things Larkin.
Larkin poems referred to: Afternoons, Dockery and Son, The Mower, Sunny Prestatyn, The Large Cool Store, A Study of Reading Habits, Toads, Toads Revisited, As Bad as A Mile, Vers De Societe, Home is So Sad, At Grass, The Old Fools, Solar, Church Going, For Sidney Bechet, Reference Back, Wild Oats, Take One Home For the Kiddies.
Prose: Jill and A Girl In Winter by Philip Larkin.
Other Larkinalia: Trouble at Will...
2020-05-2252 min
Frank Skinner's Poetry PodcastPhilip LarkinFrank tells how Philip Larkin’s ‘The Whitsun Weddings’ gave him a massive panic attack.
Poems referenced:
Philip Larkin – Wild Oats
Philip Larkin - Dockery and Son
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2020-05-1139 minFrank Skinner's Poetry PodcastPhilip LarkinFrank tells how Philip Larkin’s ‘The Whitsun Weddings’ gave him a massive panic attack.
Poems referenced:
Philip Larkin – Wild Oats
Philip Larkin - Dockery and Son
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2020-05-1141 minTiny In All That AirChris Walsh (novelist)Chris Walsh is a novelist who now lives in Kent, and who, in common with Larkin, is also a poet and photographer. In this episode, Chris talks about his sense of place, his love of the Goons and how his novel 'The Dig Street Festival' (to be published later in 2020 by Louise Walters), is influenced by Philip Larkin. Chris reads and discussed Larkin's 'Home is So Sad', and we also talk about This Be The Verse, Next Please and more. Follow Chris on Twitter @WalshWrites and visit louisewaltersbooks.co.uk for more information.
Presented by Lyn Lockwood.
2020-04-2445 minTiny In All That Air‘Larkin in Lockdown’ with Kyra Piperides JaquesThis ‘Larkin in Lockdown’ episode was recorded specially to look at Larkin in the context of Covid-19 and we would like to send out thoughts out to all our supporters and listeners at this difficult time. Lyn and Kyra look at Larkin’s poems of social isolation as well as his poetry about spring and nature. We read from and discuss a range of Larkin’s poems, including Best Society, Here, High Windows, Going, Going, The Whitsun Weddings, Coming and The Trees. We also surprise ourselves with current mole behaviour, recommend a fellow literary podcast, and Lyn reveals what she is g...
2020-04-0934 minTiny In All That AirKieron Winn (poet and teacher) (part 2)In the second part of our conversation with Kieron Winn, we discuss Faith Healing and ‘coinage’ of all different kinds in Larkin, This Be The Verse, Broadcast, Tom Stoppard and Ian McEwan’s comments on Larkin, Herbert Read’s essay ‘What is a Poem?’, the glacial speed of poetry writing, Wordsworth, Hardy, TS Eliot, and the poetry of grief. Kieron also reads two more poems from The Mortal Man; The Duplicator and Cornwall.
More information about Kieron can be found at kieronwinn.com.
Presented by Lyn Lockwood.
Theme music: 'The Horns Of The Morning' by The Mechan...
2020-03-2327 minTiny In All That AirKieron Winn (poet and teacher) (part 1)Kieron Winn is a widely published poet and teacher whose debut collection The Mortal Man (2015) was glowingly reviewed by both Clive James and Melvyn Bragg. In this first of two episodes, Kieron talks to us about Toads, Dockery and Son, Myxamatosis and more, as well as The Flight from Bootle by John Betjeman, Kieron's thoughts on writing poetry and the 'lunar' landscape of Hull, taking in Tennyson, Wordsworth and Ted Hughes along the way. The podcast also features Kieron reading his own poem First Photo. More information about Kieron can be found at kieronwinn.com.
Presented by L...
2020-03-0928 minTiny In All That AirPhilip Pullen (writer and researcher)In this episode we speak to Philip Larkin Society trustee, Philip Pullen, a writer and researcher who is also the society's Media and Publicity Officer and chair of the Larkin 100 celebrations, being planned by the society for 2022.
He talks to us about the plans for Larkin 100 and his extensive research into Larkin's life, which has uncovered many fascinating stories about the poet and his family.
Presented by Lyn Lockwood.
Theme music: 'The Horns Of The Morning' by The Mechanicals Band.
Audio production by Simon Galloway.
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2020-01-2737 minTiny In All That AirJames Booth (Larkin expert and biographer) (part 3)In this third and final part of our in-depth conversation with James Booth, he tells us about his own books on the poet, Larkin's early schoolgirl poems and astonishing use of language. If you haven't heard parts one and two, be sure to give them a listen.
James Booth is the Philip Larkin Society's Literary Adviser & Co-Editor of About Larkin, the society's journal. He has published two books on Philip Larkin: Philip Larkin: Writer (Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1991) and Philip Larkin: The Poet’s Plight (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005). He has also edited Larkin’s early girls’-school stories and poems as Trouble...
2020-01-1743 minTiny In All That AirWes Finch (songwriter & musician)Songwriter and musician Wes Finch from The Mechanicals Band joins us to discuss Larkin and to tell us about ‘THE RIGHTEOUS JAZZ’ – a new Larkin-inspired musical and theatre production.
This is the podcast for anyone who is interested in Philip Larkin. We will bring you new insights into Larkin's life and writing by talking to people with fascinating stories to tell and unusual connections to the great poet himself.
Presented by Lyn Lockwood.
Theme music: 'The Horns Of The Morning' by The Mechanicals Band.
Audio production by Simon Galloway.
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2019-12-2421 min
People's Poetry PodcastS2 Ep6: People's Chosen Poetry - Philip Larkin - Sunny PrestatynSeries 1 Episode 5 - People's Chosen Poetry - Philip Larkin - Sunny Prestatyn
Dan shares his memories of hearing Sunny Prestatyn by Philip Larkin at school for the first time.
People's Chosen Poetry is a bonus episode each series in which someone not necessarily affiliated with poetry chooses and discusses a poem that means something to them.
2019-12-1812 minTiny In All That AirJames Booth (Larkin expert and biographer) (part 2)In this second part of our conversation with James Booth, he talks about Larkin's development as a writer, takes a closer look at 'The Old Fools' and reflects on Larkin's long-term partner, Monica Jones.
James Booth is the Philip Larkin Society's Literary Adviser & Co-Editor of About Larkin, the society's journal. He has published two books on Philip Larkin: Philip Larkin: Writer (Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1991) and Philip Larkin: The Poet’s Plight (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005). He has also edited Larkin’s early girls’-school stories and poems as Trouble at Willow Gables and Other Fictions (Faber, 2002), and a volume of critical essa...
2019-12-1624 minTiny In All That AirEdwin Dawes (Chairman of the Philip Larkin Society)In our first full episode, we talk to Edwin (Eddie) Dawes, chairman of the Philip Larkin Society and former Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Hull. Eddie was Chairman of the Library Committee for a record period of eleven years, during which time he worked closely with Philip Larkin. He is now Professor Emeritus. As a friend and colleague of Philip Larkin, he was honoured to accept the invitation to chair the Larkin Society on its foundation in 1995. Eddie shares his memories of working with Philip Larkin and their friendship, the role of the Society and a guest lecture...
2019-12-0236 minTiny In All That AirJames Booth (Larkin expert and biographer) (part 1)James Booth is the Philip Larkin Society's Literary Adviser & Co-Editor of About Larkin, the society's journal. He has published two books on Philip Larkin: Philip Larkin: Writer (Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1991) and Philip Larkin: The Poet’s Plight (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005). He has also edited Larkin’s early girls’-school stories and poems as Trouble at Willow Gables and Other Fictions (Faber, 2002), and a volume of critical essays, New Larkins for Old (Macmillan, 2000), arising from the first Hull International Conference on the Work of Philip Larkin mounted by the Society in 1997. He has recently retired from the Department of English at the University of H...
2019-12-0227 minTiny In All That AirSeries preview with Kyra Piperides JaquesIn this introductory episode, we talk to Kyra Piperides Jaques about her involvement in the Philip Larkin Society and look ahead to what you can expect to hear throughout the series. Larkin biographer James Booth (and future guest) on The Building, the poem discussed by Kyra;
Yes, the Building has got to be the new HRI on Anlaby Road. The description clinches it surely - a lucent honeycomb (I seem to remember, earlier, it was painted yellow, not blue as now), a clean-sliced cliff, with the slums still (then) huddled around it. This is the hospital Larkin...
2019-11-0610 min
The Poetry Exchange30. This Be The Verse by Philip Larkin - A Friend to HannahIn this episode of our podcast, you will hear Hannah talk about the poem that has been a friend to her: 'This Be The Verse' by Philip Larkin.We are delighted to feature 'This Be The Verse' in this episode and would like to thank Faber & Faber for allowing us to use the poem in this way.Hannah visited The Poetry Exchange at St Chad's College Chapel in Durham, during Durham Book Festival, in association with Durham University Foundation Programme. We’re very grateful to all our Durham partners for hosting us so wa...
2018-12-1425 minThe Poetry Exchange30. This Be The Verse by Philip Larkin - A Friend to HannahIn this episode of our podcast, you will hear Hannah talk about the poem that has been a friend to her: 'This Be The Verse' by Philip Larkin.We are delighted to feature 'This Be The Verse' in this episode and would like to thank Faber & Faber for allowing us to use the poem in this way.Hannah visited The Poetry Exchange at St Chad's College Chapel in Durham, during Durham Book Festival, in association with Durham University Foundation Programme. We’re very grateful to all our Durham partners for hosting us so wa...
2018-12-1425 min
The TLS PodcastPhilip Larkin, beyond the graveAndrew Motion discusses the life, work and curious afterlife of his friend and "subject" Philip Larkin; Imogen Russell Williams has written an essay on diversity (or the lack of it) in children's books and offers some recommendations; Zoe Williams gives her verdict on the very British political tradition that is Prime Minister’s QuestionsBooksPhilip Larkin: A writer's life by Andrew Motion (1993; reissued September 2018) The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo Square by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen I Am Thunder by Muhammad KhanKnights and Bikes...
2018-09-0653 min
BacklistedA Girl in Winter by Philip LarkinFor the final episode recorded at this year's Port Eliot festival in Cornwall, John and Andy are joined by authors Nina Stibbe and returning guest Simon Garfield to discuss Philip Larkin's second and final novel A Girl In Winter, and Larkin's place in the national psyche. Warning: this episode contains poetry readings, dentistry and a hip-hop remix of This Be The Verse.Timings: (may differ due to variable advert length)8'00 - A Girl in Winter by Philip Larkin*To purchase any of the books mentioned in...
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The New ElizabethansPhilip LarkinThe New Elizabethans: Philip Larkin. To mark the Diamond Jubilee, James Naughtie examines the lives and impact of the men and women who have given the second Elizabethan age its character. Philip Larkin is one of the great English poets, famous also for his day job as Librarian at the University of Hull. In 2003 he was chosen as the nation's best-loved poet of the last 50 years, according to a survey by the Poetry Book Society. The New Elizabethans have been chosen by a panel of leading historians, chaired by Lord (Tony) Hall, Chief Executive of...
2012-07-0211 min