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Poet Kate Tempest was only nine years old when Derek Jarman died, but she went on to create a dynamic new radio poem on the Kent beach where he lived.

Crunching across the shingle of Britain's only desert, poet and playwright Kate Tempest's words are buffeted by the relentless wind of Dungeness - home to two lighthouses, two nuclear power stations, abundant wildlife - and to Prospect Cottage.

It was here that iconic British filmmaker Derek Jarman spent the last years of his life, building his garden, writing diaries, and inscribing the words of John Donne on the wall of his home.

Recorded entirely on location in Dungeness, at Jarman's desk and out in the elements, Tempest weaves the words and thoughts of local families and fishermen with rich soundscapes, both natural and man-made. From the quietest sounds of the sanctuary of Prospect Cottage, to the roaring innards of the power station, Tempest crafts vivid verse, at once intimate and elemental, mapping Dungeness anew.

Features music recorded on the beach by musician Alexander Tucker, and Keith Collins reading from Derek Jarman's Modern Nature.

• Producer: Peter Meanwell
• An Open Audio production for 主播大秀 Radio 3

Publicity contact: JH2