Simon Armitage
Writing
1963-05-26 · Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Simon Robert Armitage, CBE, FRSL is an English poet, playwright and novelist who was appointed Poet Laureate on 10 May 2019. He is also professor of poetry at the University of Leeds and succeeded Geoffrey Hill as Oxford Professor of Poetry when he was elected to the four year part time appointment from 2015–2019.
Filmography
Art That Made Us
2022 · Series
A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?
2021 · Movie
Winter Walks
2021 · Series
Last Words
2017 · Movie
House of Games
2017 · Series
Black Roses: The Killing of Sophie Lancaster
2015 · Movie
Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death
2015 · Movie
The Raft of the Medusa
2015 · Movie
Great Poets: In Their Own Words
2014 · Movie
Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide
2014 · Movie
Speeches That Shook the World
2013 · Movie
Simon Armitage Writing Poems
2012 · Movie
The Pendle Witch Child
2011 · Movie
Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey
2010 · Movie
The Making of King Arthur
2010 · Movie
Climate of Change
2010 · Movie
Upgrade Me
2009 · Movie
BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
2009 · Movie
The Not Dead
2007 · Movie
Songbirds
2007 · Movie
Out of the Blue
2006 · Movie
Celebrity Mastermind
2003 · Series
Feltham Sings
2003 · Movie
Drinking for England
1998 · Movie
Modern Times
1995 · Series
Building Sights
1988 · Series
The South Bank Show
1978 · Series