John Cooper Clarke, Jackie Kay, Antony Szmierek, Hannah Maxwell
John Cooper Clarke, Jackie Kay and Hannah Maxwell join Stuart Maconie with music by Antony Szmierek
Stuart Maconie and guests are at the BBC's Contains Strong Language Festival in Salford.
Baudelaire of the bus stop, local man made poetic, John Cooper Clarke reveals where he goes for inspiration.
Multi-award winning poet and novelist Jackie Kay who began writing as a pre-teen and hasn't stopped since.
Hannah Maxwell's acclaimed Edinburgh show is called Turn Your F**king Phones Off, but she's having to tone it down for her forthcoming tour.
And music and poetry from the "alt-pop poet" Antony Szmierek's new album Decoding Birdsong - the musician who went from playing at Glastonbury to his day-job as a teacher.
Presented by Stuart Maconie
Produced by Olive Clancy
Assistant Producer Lizzie Foster
Production Coordinator Mica Nepomuceno
Technical Producers: Mike Smith, Phil Booth, Jonathan Esp
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