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Dancing the Distance
Swifts and the awakening city brings together poetry, film, music & contemporary dance.
  1. Dancing the Distance
    10:48
    Dancing the Distance
  2. A look back at Contains Strong Language Festival 2025 in Bradford
    03:32
    A look back at Contains Strong Language Festival 2025 in Bradford
  3. New Lyrical Ballads at Contains Strong Language
    43:53
    New Lyrical Ballads at Contains Strong Language
  4. Passing Words at Contains Strong Language
    58:06
    Passing Words at Contains Strong Language
  5. Bones
    43:39
    Bones
  6. Words First: Hussain Manawer
    01:02
    Words First: Hussain Manawer
  7. The story of Words First 2019
    06:11
    The story of Words First 2019
  8. Contains Strong Language: Radio Club Highlights
    05:00
    Contains Strong Language: Radio Club Highlights
  9. Contains Strong Language: Festival Highlights from 3 years in Hull
    06:17
    Contains Strong Language: Festival Highlights from 3 years in Hull
  10. Jamie Thrasivoulou - Nowt but pride
    01:22
    Jamie Thrasivoulou - Nowt but pride
  11. Liv Torc - Somerset
    01:45
    Liv Torc - Somerset
  12. Timi Amusan - Redemption
    01:56
    Timi Amusan - Redemption
  13. CSL 2018 In a Nutshell
    03:05
    CSL 2018 In a Nutshell
  14. The Best of CSL - part 2
    09:04
    The Best of CSL - part 2
  15. The Best of CSL 2018 - part 1
    07:18
    The Best of CSL 2018 - part 1
  16. Isaiah Hull at Kardomah 94
    01:19
    Isaiah Hull at Kardomah 94
  17. "On Remembrance Sunday he was never able to watch the service"
    01:27
    "On Remembrance Sunday he was never able to watch the service"
  18. "My only memorable encounters with creatures came through Ted Hughes's books"
    01:27
    "My only memorable encounters with creatures came through Ted Hughes's books"
  19. "What does it mean?!"
    00:23
    "What does it mean?!"
  20. What a wonderful world?
    01:17
    What a wonderful world?
  21. Vicky Foster at Kardomah 94
    09:27
    Vicky Foster at Kardomah 94
  22. The True Tale of Lazarus Francois
    01:18
    The True Tale of Lazarus Francois
  23. Unwritten: The Verb at Contains Strong Language
    14:35
    Unwritten: The Verb at Contains Strong Language
  24. A Scottish Soldier - Jackie Kay
    00:32
    A Scottish Soldier - Jackie Kay
  25. Unwritten Poems
    06:30
    Unwritten Poems
  26. One Era into the Next
    06:00
    One Era into the Next
  27. The Renaissance is Here
    03:38
    The Renaissance is Here
  28. Here's the Weather by Stuart A Paterson
    03:05
    Here's the Weather by Stuart A Paterson
  29. On the huh by Rebecca Watts
    01:26
    On the huh by Rebecca Watts
  30. Didlum by Dean Wilson
    01:16
    Didlum by Dean Wilson
  31. When the Cheeselogs and the Slaters met by Hollie McNish
    01:52
    When the Cheeselogs and the Slaters met by Hollie McNish
  32. Gurt by Vanessa Kisuule
    00:59
    Gurt by Vanessa Kisuule
  33. Twining by Katie Hale
    01:15
    Twining by Katie Hale
  34. Ginnel by Vidyan Ravinthiran
    01:49
    Ginnel by Vidyan Ravinthiran
  35. Mardy by Toby Campion
    01:43
    Mardy by Toby Campion
  36. Fam by Caleb Femi
    01:00
    Fam by Caleb Femi
  37. Dimpsy by Chrissy Williams
    01:14
    Dimpsy by Chrissy Williams
  38. Twittens by James Brookes
    01:27
    Twittens by James Brookes
  39. Bobowler by Liz Berry
    01:29
    Bobowler by Liz Berry
  40. Geg in by Chris McCabe
    01:43
    Geg in by Chris McCabe
  41. BXNKS: Mother Tongue
    01:00
    BXNKS: Mother Tongue
  42. Charlotte Cropper: Made In Manchester
    01:00
    Charlotte Cropper: Made In Manchester
  43. Jenny Pilkington: Promised Land
    01:00
    Jenny Pilkington: Promised Land
  44. Griot Gabriel: Manny Manna
    01:00
    Griot Gabriel: Manny Manna
  45. Matt Concannon aka The Thirsty Poet: Made of Manchester
    01:00
    Matt Concannon aka The Thirsty Poet: Made of Manchester
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