Writing
Simon Armitage
Birth Date
May 26, 1963
(63 years old)
Place of Birth
Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Biography
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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TV Show
Celebrity Mastermind
2003 • 1 episode
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Modern Times
1995 • 1 episode
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Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Panellist
2017 • 5 episodes
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Building Sights
Self - Presenter
1988 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Art That Made Us
Self - Poet Laureate, Translated Pearl. 2016
2022 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Winter Walks
Self
2021 • 1 episode
Movie
Simon Armitage Writing Poems
Self
2012
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Speeches That Shook the World
Self - Presenter
2013
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The Pendle Witch Child
Himself - Presenter
2011
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Great Poets: In Their Own Words
Self
2014
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The Making of King Arthur
2010
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Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey
Host
2010
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A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?
2021
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Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death
2015
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BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
2009
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Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide
Self
2014