Simon Armitage

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.

  • Title: Simon Armitage
  • Popularity: 1.729
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1963-05-26
  • Place of Birth: Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Homepage: http://www.simonarmitage.com
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Simon Armitage Movies

  • 2014
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    Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide

    Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide

    1 2014 HD

    Famous for his womanising, drinking and tragic death, Dylan Thomas is the rock star of 20th-century poetry. But for Welsh poet Owen Sheers, his...

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  • 2010
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    Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey

    Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey

    5.5 2010 HD

    Virginia Woolf said that Homer's epic poem the Odyssey was 'alive to every tremor and gleam of existence'. Following the magical and strange...

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  • 2014
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    Great Poets: In Their Own Words

    Great Poets: In Their Own Words

    1 2014 HD

    A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from some of Britain's greatest poets.

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  • 2015
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    Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death

    Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death

    1 2015 HD

    Documentary exploring Ted Hughes, one of the greatest poets of the 20th century, focusing on how his life story influenced his work and vision.

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  • 2011
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    The Pendle Witch Child

    The Pendle Witch Child

    8 2011 HD

    The extraordinary story of the most disturbing witch trial in British history and the key role played in it by one nine-year-old girl. Jennet Device,...

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  • 2009
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    BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

    BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

    9 2009 HD

    Poet Simon Armitage goes on the trail of one of the jewels in the crown of British poetry, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, written about 600 years...

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  • 2013
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    Speeches That Shook the World

    Speeches That Shook the World

    1 2013 HD

    Speech-making is the art of persuasion. Well-honed rhetoric appeals not just to the mind, but to the heart and, deeper down, in the guts. Examining...

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  • 2021
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    A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?

    A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?

    1 2021 HD

    A powerful and moving examination of the pandemic, using poetry as a central narrative and featuring people from around the country who tell us their...

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  • 2010
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    Climate of Change

    Climate of Change

    1 2010 HD

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  • 2021
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    A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?

    A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?

    1 2021 HD

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  • 2010
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    Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey

    Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey

    5.5 2010 HD

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  • 2007
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    The Not Dead

    The Not Dead

    1 2007 HD

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  • 2015
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    The Raft of the Medusa

    The Raft of the Medusa

    6.3 2015 HD

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  • 2006
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    Out of the Blue

    Out of the Blue

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2007
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    Songbirds

    Songbirds

    1 2007 HD

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  • 2009
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    BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

    BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

    9 2009 HD

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  • 1998
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    Drinking for England

    Drinking for England

    6 1998 HD

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  • 2003
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    Feltham Sings

    Feltham Sings

    1 2003 HD

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  • 2015
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    Black Roses: The Killing of Sophie Lancaster

    Black Roses: The Killing of Sophie Lancaster

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2017
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    Last Words

    Last Words

    1 2017 HD

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  • 2022
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    Art That Made Us

    Art That Made Us

    5.5 2022 HD

    An alternative history of the British Isles, told through art. Looking at 1,500 years and eight dramatic turning points, acclaimed artists and...

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  • 2021
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    Winter Walks

    Winter Walks

    7.5 2021 HD

    Take a gentle walk as familiar faces explore landscapes in Yorkshire and Cumbria in this series of immersive and intimate documentaries.

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  • 1988
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    Building Sights

    Building Sights

    1 1988 HD

    Personal reflections on the best of 20th Century architecture.

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