Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast returns for a sixth series - listen
The acclaimed podcast is back for eight all-new episodes
Fresh from being awarded an MBE for services to entertainment, Frank Skinner is back with a brand-new series of his acclaimed Poetry Podcast.
The series, which launches with episode one today (Wednesday 8th February 2023), is focused on the work of poet laureates.
Across eight episodes, expect to be inspired and entertained with pieces from the likes of Carol Ann Duffy, Simon Armitage, Ted Hughes and American Poet Laureate, Ada Limon.
Frank Skinner said: “Bursting with enthusiasm for my new series. This time: poems that discuss why a naked man threatened firefighters with their own hose-nozzles, why we are all carrying an invisible ladder and why writing a poem is a bit like a really smelly fox crossing a snow-covered field. I love this podcast.”
Listen to episode 1 below where John Betjeman gets a tennis-based humiliation from the girl of his dreams. The poem referenced is ‘A Subaltern’s Love Song’.
The first season of Frank Skinner’s Poetry Podcast launched in April 2020 and was met with widespread acclaim from critics and adulation from listeners as it entered the top of podcast charts nationwide. In fact, the ongoing podcast has been such a rip-roaring success that Frank even wrote a book called How to Enjoy Poetry.
How to listen to Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast:
Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast will be available to download every Wednesday from 8th February 2023 from Apple Podcasts, Spotify, the Absolute Radio app, absoluteradio.co.uk, and all mainstream podcast providers.
Listen to Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast
When was Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast released?
The first episode of the first season was released on the 20th April 2020. Now in its sixth series, the first episode aired on Wednesday 8th February 2023.
When is Frank Skinner on Absolute Radio?
Award-winning comedian Frank Skinner is on Absolute Radio from 8am every Saturday morning, joined by co-presenter Emily Dean for a hilarious show combining chat and real music.