Joe Riley Presents: The Whitsun Weddings

That Whitsun, I was late getting away: Joe Riley, teacher and poet of no great renown, is a lifelong lover of Larkin. In this series he attempts to read some of Larkin's poems in suitable places with his trusty tape recorder. In this episode, Joe takes his seat on the 11.31 to London Waterloo and reads The Whitsun Weddings. Music: Body and Soul by Coleman Hawkins and his Orchestra Produced by Lyn Lockwood, Gavin Hogg and Joe Riley Please email Lyn at [email protected] with any questions, comments or suggestions. PLS Membership and information: philiplarkin.com Theme music: The Horns of the Morning by the Mechanicals from their album The Righteous Jazz