Simon Armitage

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4 mentions 4 recordings first heard Aug 2026 last heard 6d ago ↑4 vs the 12 months before

British poet and former Desert Island Discs castaway

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Peak in the week of 31 Aug — 2 mentions across 2 series.

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Gyles BrandrethRosebud with Gyles Brandreth · More Rosebud - Larry Lamb, a Life Story in Poetry · 8:01 · 6d ago

…We've had Simon Armitage, the poet laureate, as a special guest.…

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Gyles BrandrethRosebud with Gyles Brandreth · More Rosebud 3rd birthday "treat repeat" special - Terry Pen... · 11:20 · 1 Sep

…I suppose that reflects my interest, Simon Armitage, Pam Ayres, Roger McGoff.…

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Andrew DickinsonLondon Review Bookshop Podcast · Elizabeth Bishop’s Styles: Andrew Dickinson and Peter McDo... · 5:21 · 31 Aug

…Simon Armitage does in his professor of poetry lecture on Elizabeth Bishop, how much she uses similes.…

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Paul FarmerDesert Island Discs · Paul Farmer, charity leader · 46:57 · 8 Aug

…I'd like to take some poems by Simon Armitage.…

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