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BBC Contains Strong Language 2026 Line Up

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Digital Media Performance Lab

12:30 BBC Writers: Who We Are and What We Do
BBC Writers: Who We Are and What We Do
15:30 Poetry & Place
Poetry & Place
17:00 Hope Collective: Poetry to Soothe the Soul
Hope Collective: Poetry to Soothe the Soul
19:00 Deaf Time - Film & Discussion
Deaf Time - Film & Discussion
14:00 Poetry & The Imagination: A Readerbank Workshop
Poetry & The Imagination: A Readerbank Workshop

Media City Campus

17:00 Jackie Kay: A Life in Poetry
Jackie Kay: A Life in Poetry

Maxwell Hall, Peel Park Campus

18:30 Joelle Taylor: Maryville
Joelle Taylor: Maryville
21:00 Listen In: Gilgamesh with Simon Armitage
Listen In: Gilgamesh with Simon Armitage