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LEEDS 2023 kicks off with spectacular show featuring Poet Laureate
Poet Laureate and Professor of Poetry, Simon Armitage has urged Leeds to 'wake up' to its creative potential in a song penned for the city's festival of culture.
Good luck or bad? How Christmas decorating traditions vary in England
Heritage project finds practices thought to bring good fortune in one place were believed to sow disaster down the road.
My Dad Wrote a Porno gang met at Leeds
From a kitchen table to the Royal Albert Hall: how three Leeds alumni turned some dubious content into comedy gold.
Simon Armitage’s poem celebrating 100 years of the BBC released with moving star-studded video
The Poet Laureate and University of Leeds Professor of Poetry’s centenary poem, Transmission Report, was broadcast on The One Show.
Simon Armitage to mark 100 years of the BBC with special centenary poem
The Poet Laureate and University of Leeds Professor of Poetry has been commissioned by the BBC to examine the corporation from a ‘unique perspective’.