BBC at 100: Plath’s Maternity Verse Drama
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I’ve been writing on Syliva Plath’s engagement witn BBC Radio as a writer and poet – August 19th 2022 marked the 60th anniversary of the broadcast of Plath’s Three Women on the Third Programme . Produced by Douglas Cleverdon this was Plath’s only commisioned work for the BBC. Set on a materinty ward it follows the late pregnancies and birthing experiences of three unnamed patients. It is a remarkable work for its time addressing issues about consent, medical intervention, gynaecological rights, miscarriage and abortion. The research has been inclluded as an essay “Sylvia Plath’s Three Women: Producing a Poetics of Listening at the BBC” in this insghtful book of essays. The… Read More →