Celebrating Brian Patten
Roger celebrates his fellow Mersey Poet Brian Patten, who died in September. With Lemn Sissay in studio, abetted by other friends and fans including Stephen McGann and Salena Godden.
Produced for BBC Audio Bristol by Sally Heaven.
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This Week's Poems
The Armada by Brian Patten
From: Armada
Published by Flamingo (HarperCollins)
Little Johnny’s Confession by Brian Patten
From: The Mersey Sound
Published by Penguin
Minister for Exams by Brian Patten
From: The Mersey Sound
Published by Penguin
So Many Lengths of Time by Brian Patten
From: Armada
Published by Flamingo (HarperCollins)
Race to Get to Sleep by Brian Patten
From: Thawing Frozen Frogs
Published by Puffin Books
Geography Lesson by Brian Patten
From: Juggling with Gerbils
Published by Puffin Books
Pipe Dream by Brian Patten
From: EP - Pipe Dream: Poems with Music Brian Patten and Ross Brown
Hurrying Man by Brian Patten
From: Notes to the Hurrying Man
Published by Harper Collins
Doubt Shall Not Make an End of You by Brian Patten
From: Notes to the Hurrying Man
Published by Harper Collins
A Blade of Grass by Brian Patten
From: Collected Love Poems
Published by Harper Perennial / HarperCollins
Cento for Brian, by Roger McGough
Unpublished
A Peach for Linda by Brian Patten
Unpublished
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- Tue 30 Jun 2026 16:00BBC Radio 4