In case you have missed our latest Conversations on a Bench, here is your chance to catch up on BBC Radio 4 on series 3 of these compelling programmes, where Anna Scott-Brown hears more stories from the people who stop to sit beside her on benches around the country…
Derby – Sophie Sparham
Sophie performing her poems
In this edition, Anna sits on a bench in the centre of Derby. Throughout the programme, a specially commissioned work by the poet Sophie Sparham draws on the voices of those passing by – and sometimes pausing on – the bench at ‘the Spot’ in the city.
Strabane – Maureen Boyle
In this edition, Anna sits on a bench in Strabane on the Irish Border. Throughout the programme, a specially commissioned work by the poet Maureen Boyle draws on the voices of those passing by – and sometimes pausing on – the bench in Abercorn Square.
Shetland – Jen Hadfield
In this edition, Anna sits on a bench in Hamnovoe on the Island of Burra in Shetland. Throughout the programme, a specially
On the Bench in Shetland
commissioned work by the poet Jen Hadfield draws on the voices of those passing by – and sometimes pausing on – the bench opposite a small west-facing harbour.
The programmes are presented and produced by Anna Scott-Brown
