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Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the 麻豆社's poetry archive to commemorate 70 years since the death of Dylan Thomas - and to celebrate King Charles III - who turns 75 on Tuesday - 14th November.

And for the first time, Daljit reads his own poem We're Lighting Up the Nation - commissioned by the 麻豆社 and Buckingham Palace to mark this year's Coronation - originally read by James Nesbitt on 麻豆社 1 on March 7th 2023.

WITNESS HISTORY - The Death of Dylan Thomas

In November 1953 the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas died in New York aged just thirty-nine.
Witness presents interviews from the 麻豆社 archives.

Presented and produced by Lucy Burns

First broadcast on 麻豆社 World Service in November 2013.

THE ESSAY - A Childhood Encounter with Dylan
Andrew Davies reflects on the influence of Dylan Thomas as a child growing up in Wales in the 1950s, with aspirations to be a writer.

Producer: Johannah Smith

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 3 in May 2014

Prince Charles reading Fern Hill

The Prince of Wales, now King Charles III, recorded reading one of his favourite poems - Fern Hill by Dylan Thomas - originally broadcast to mark National Poetry Day in 2013.

At the time, the Prince was the patron of The Dylan Thomas 100 Festival, a 麻豆社 festival which celebrated the poet's centenary (in 2013).
Prince Charles said he enjoyed the poem for its "poignant and moving evocation of a rural west Wales childhood".

One of the legacies of Thomas's poetry is that it inspires people to appreciate the incomparable landscape of Wales.

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4's Today programme on Thursday 3 October 2013.

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