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A WORLD LIKE NOWHERE ELSE - ROYAL ASCOT POEM
Written by Henry Birtles and read by broadcaster Clare Balding, enjoy a specially commissioned poem for Royal Ascot 2017.
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Absolutely Fabulous News for Racing as Joanna Lumley reads Ascot poem to open Channel 4's coverage of Royal Ascot 2014. The theme is Great British Drama and what an honour to have Joanna Lumley put her voice to the poem I wrote for this year's Royal Meeting.
A big thank you to everyone who generously contributed their time and talent to help make a film of my World Cup poem 'That Time Again'.
Hugh Grant, Damian Lewis, Nathaniel Parker, Elizabeth Hurley and Tony Adams, along with many others, volunteered to lend their weight to a Home Movie shot over only two days with zero budget, a local producer, and people sending in their iPhone recordings, in the style of Lou Reed’s Perfect Day.
With zero budget and the help of a local producer, one small camera, and people sending in their iPhone recordings. From the famous to the not-so-famous -- from hairdressers and mechanics to gospel choirs and naked gardeners -- everyone involved was so sporting, entering into the spirit of the project.
The film and poem 'premiered' on the BBC at 12.45 pm today. I hope you will see more of it in the weeks to come
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