Lemn Sissay takes us on a cultural tour as Manchester prepares for the festival with unique access to rehearsals by New Order, Shunt Collective and Susan Hefuna. Show more
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Fifty years after the introduction of Race Relations Act of 1965, poet Lemn Sissay discovers both positive and negative experiences of living in multicultural Britain. Show more
BBC Introducing Arts
Rhyme & Reason
23 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS South AsiaLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Asia Pacific
Lemn Sissay presents a selection of short films from a new generation of artists who are inspired by poetry and the spoken word. Show more
HARDtalk
Lemn Sissay, Poet and Playwright
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: on BBC Parliament
Stephen Sackur speaks to renowned poet and playwright Lemn Sissay, whose writing and performances lay bare his experiences of dark and painful places. Show more
Inside Out Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
23/02/2007
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC One Yorks & LincsLatest broadcast: on BBC One Yorkshire
Stories from around the region. Nicola Rees learns about bed bugs and how to get rid of them. Poet Lem Sissay seeks to find the inspiration behind the WWII poem High Flight. Show more
Romesh Ranganathan hosts, with guests comedian Jo Brand and poet Lemn Sissay joining team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop. Show more
Lemn Sissay takes a journey through Cumbria's Dentdale amid snow-capped hills, blue skies and birdsong. Filmed in March 2020 before Covid restrictions were introduced. Show more
Poetry Please
Lemn Sissay
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Roger McGough is joined by poet Lemn Sissay MBE, who shares a selection of his favourite poems from the Poetry Please archive of listeners' requests. Show more
Loose Ends
Clive Anderson, Sara Cox, Sally Phillips, Andy Hamilton, Lemn Sissay, Kully Thiarai, King Creosote, Imarhan
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Clive Anderson and Sara Cox are joined by Sally Phillips, Andy Hamilton, Lemn Sissay and Kully Thiarai for conversation and comedy. With music from King Creosote and Imarhan. Show more
Damian Barr looks at memoirs, with guests Janey Godley, Lemn Sissay and Alexandra Heminsley discussing their own very personal stories. There is also poetry from Janette Ayachi. Show more
Midweek
Dame Joan Bakewell, Willard Wigan, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Gary Clarke
43 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Lemn Sissay meets broadcaster and writer Dame Joan Bakewell, micro-sculptor Willard Wigan, choreographer Gary Clarke and violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja. Show more
imagine...
Lemn Sissay - Episode Two
26 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Asia Pacific
Lemn Sissay's writings are a source of inspiration to huge numbers of people around the world. From poems on the walls and buildings to the contemplative dawn verses. Show more
imagine...
Lemn Sissay - Episode One
23 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Asia PacificLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Africa
Lemn Sissay's writings are a source of inspiration to huge numbers of people around the world. From poems on the walls and buildings to the contemplative dawn verses. Show more
Midweek
Ian Ogilvy, Ella Al-Shamahi, Chris Packham, Ralph McTell
43 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Lemn Sissay meets naturalist Chris Packham, singer and songwriter Ralph McTell, actor and director Ian Ogilvy and paleoanthropologist and stand-up comedian Ella Al-Shamahi. Show more
Performance poet Lemn Sissay creates a fictional response to the Oscar Pistorius trial in a surreal play set in the new South Africa. Show more
Ten Little Pieces
Episode 5: Shostakovich
7 minutes
First broadcast: on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: on CBBC HD
Series about classical music. Accompanied by striking visuals, poet Lemn Sissay explores Dmitri Shostakovich's 10th Symphony. Show more
Romesh Ranganathan hosts, with guests comedian Jo Brand and poet Lemn Sissay joining team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop. Show more
John Humphys chairs the classic quiz. Contestants are presenter Olivia Wayne, antiques expert Philip Serrell, Richard McCourt and poet and presenter Lemn Sissay. Show more
Lemn Sissay, Arielle Free, Crissy Rock and Andrew Cotter are put to the test by John Humphrys in the classic quiz where celebrities take to the famous black chair. Show more
Lemn Sissay presents a selection of short films from a new generation of artists who are inspired by poetry and the spoken word. Show more