Joe Riley Presents: The Whitsun Weddings
Aug 02, 2024•21 min
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Episode description
That 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, comments or suggestions.
PLS Membership and information: philiplarkin.com
Theme music: The Horns of the Morning by the Mechanicals from their album The Righteous Jazz
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