Simon Armitage
Simon Robert Armitage, CBE, FRSL is an English poet, playwright and novelist who was appointed Poet Laureate on 10 May 2019. He is also professor of poetry at the University of Leeds and succeeded Geoffrey Hill as Oxford Professor of Poetry when he was elected to the four year part time appointment from 2015–2019.
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Art That Made Us
2022
as Self - Poet Laureate, Translated Pearl. 2016
A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?
2021
Winter Walks
2021
as Self
Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death
2015
Great Poets: In Their Own Words
2014
Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide
2014
as Self
Speeches That Shook the World
2013
as Self - Presenter
The Pendle Witch Child
2011
as Himself - Presenter
Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey
2010
as Host
BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
2009
Building Sights
1988
as Self - Presenter