Simon Armitage
Known for: Writing
Born: May 26, 1963
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
20 movies · 6 TV shows, newest first
5.5
Art That Made Us
2022NR
A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?
2021
7.3
Winter Walks
2021
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Last Words
2017
6.1
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017
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Black Roses: The Killing of Sophie Lancaster
2015
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Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death
20156.3
The Raft of the Medusa
2015
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Great Poets: In Their Own Words
2014NR
Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide
2014
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Speeches That Shook the World
2013NR
Simon Armitage Writing Poems
2012
7.6
The Pendle Witch Child
2011
6.9
Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey
2010
8.0
The Making of King Arthur
2010
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Climate of Change
2010
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Upgrade Me
2009
9.0
BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
2009
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The Not Dead
200710.0
Songbirds
2007
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Out of the Blue
2006
6.0
Celebrity Mastermind
2003NR
Feltham Sings
2003
6.5
Drinking for England
1998
9.0
Modern Times
1995
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Building Sights
1988