Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; Simon Armitage Translation (BBC Sounds)

Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage's translation of the medieval verse romance is narrated by Ian McKellen.


Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - "Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poem of the knight who interrupts King Arthur's Christmas celebrations, challenging someone to chop off his head if he can do the same in return".

Poet Simon Armitage on his translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight