Simon Armitage
Known for: Writing
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.
Filmography
Series
Modern Times
1995
Series
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Panellist
2017
Series
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Series
Building Sights
Self - Presenter
1988
Series
Art That Made Us
Self - Poet Laureate, Translated Pearl. 2016
2022
Series
Winter Walks
Self
2021
Film
Speeches That Shook the World
Self - Presenter
2013
Film
Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey
Host
2010
Film
The Pendle Witch Child
Himself - Presenter
2011
Simon Armitage Writing Poems
Self
2012
Film
Great Poets: In Their Own Words
Self
2014
Film
Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death
2015
Film
The Making of King Arthur
2010
Film
BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
2009
A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?
2021
Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide
Self
2014