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The Lyrics – Robert Browning and Jackie Kay

Jealousy is the theme of this edition. Scottish poet Jackie Kay discusses Robert Browning's dramatic monologue Porphyria's Lover and then responds to it for this programme by writing a poem of her own – There's Trouble for Maw Broon – written in the voice of cartoon character Maw Broon.

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24 minutes

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This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project