PODCAST
Radio Days
by Mr Gee poet
A small selection of some of the many Radio poems that I've written over the years.
Episodes
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Sound Of African Drum - BBC Radio Notting Hill Carnival Special
The Sound of the African Drum . The Endless Rhythm that persists, Into your soul & just uplifts, It from the cold & dark abyss, It makes you whole & is a gift, From God whose role is to assist us, For He knows we can't exist without, The Sound of the African Drum. . It BOOMS, like a beating…
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Our Music (live on BBC Radio 4)
Our Music (live on Radio 4) . If our music be just, A simple combination of notes, Painstakingly chosen, To emotionally evoke, . Can our values be kind Of an arrangement of thoughts, Orchestrated into laws, Pipes of Peace, Drums of War, . So to whose tune shall we dance? Shall we make love &...
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A Snowflake's Path (Radio 4 Xmas)
A snowflake's path, . If I could place all life's Winter Sorrows, As far away from my tomorrows, To see a snowflake's path that follows, Beyond the melting point of time, . I'd construct a cave of childish wonder, And place it safe from Life's cruel thunder, For Stormy weather has no place among...
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Stop And Search
Stop And Search . When they stop & search you, Do they mock your virtue, Do they flock to hurt you, Do you wish it weren’t true, . It’s the cops with smirks who, Are hot to disturb you, For breaking that unwritten curfew Of walking the streets late, Black Boy, How dare you? . Cos when they stop &...
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An Island In The Sun
An Island in the Sun . Once upon a time there was an island in the sun, Where the late great Robert Nesta Marley sung, Where the late great Samuel Sharpe was hung, Where the late great Marcus Mosiah Garvey’s from, . Where out of many, One people would come, Some battles were lost, And some…
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Expectations - World Cup
Expectations - World Cup . The first whistle blows, And ALL eyes watch, The first ball is touched, And the WHOLE world erupts, . Passion untamed, Passion excites, Like a burning flame, Passion ignites, . What we expect from every man here, Is to do his duty, We expect our fellow supporters to…
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Advice on using the "N-WORD"
The “In Words” . Now I’m not completely offended by the “N-Word”, But when you combine it with the “In-Words”, For me, That’s when the maximum damage occurs, . I’m talking about “In-Words” like: INJUSTICE, INDIGNITY, INTOLERANCE, INDOCTRINATION, Put it all together... ...and what do you get? .…
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Pirates of the Caribbean
The Pirates of the Caribbean . T’was a clash of ideologies in a tropical storm, Former Spanish & British colonies drawing pistols at dawn, When they speak of Cold Wars, You imagine James Bond travelling abroad, But it was just Capitalist & Communist Pirates, Both fighting to keep their rice warm…
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Mr Gee on the Xmas edition of Radio 2 Arts show (Dec 2013)
A snowflakes path, . If I could place all life's Winter Sorrows, As far away from my tomorrows, To see a snowflake's path that follows, Beyond the melting point of time, . I'd construct a cave of childish wonder, And place it safe from Life's cruel thunder, For Stormy weather has no place among...
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More Overtime (live interview on Radio 2)
More Overtime, . I'm sitting at my desk, I'm trying not to get stressed, I'm hoping the phone don't ring & it won't bring another test, Of patience, I stay tense throughout the day, To keep the latent heat of my temper at bay, . The workplace is the worst place for me to spend my time, A hurt…
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Inside The Minds ("Stop & Search" Radio news item)
Inside the minds (broadcast July 7th 2013) . Put yourself inside the mind of a 14 year old child, Out on the streets that are divided by little white lines, Words like “Parental Guidance” and “Trident” make him smile, Like so many other snide jokes, Of homes that are broken, Crimes go unspoken…
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The Key (celebrating the 20th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's release)
The Key (BBC Poetry competition winner - broadcast 11th February 2010) . Y’know, if I close my eyes, I can still hear the chilling sound of that old iron key, Turning: ever so slowly, Corroding: ever so gently, Almost imperceptible within the lock to the door of my prison, . I can smell the...
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The Bar of the Unwanted Sound
The Bar of the Unwanted Sound . A Record & a Cassette, Drowned their regrets, In The Bar of the Unwanted Sound, . The Record recollects, A smooth needle’s caress, Way before he frequents, The Bar of the Unwanted Sound, . The cassette interjects, Over long car journeys & treks, Far away from The…
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Larkin Revisited- (Parental Advisory Lyrics ;)
LARKIN REVISITED . It's kinda hard to imagine your parents. Gambling on such a game of chance, Drawing from deep within their communal chests, To invest in letters of pure Romance, . Despite Larkin's postulations, On what could possibly be the verse, I still can't picture my Mum & Dad in a...
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Go Tell it on the Mountain (Martin Luther King tribute)
Go Tell it on the Mountain (broadcast 06/04/13) . I saw the falling feathers of an angel’s wing, And I wanted them tattooed upon my spine, Call me a scavenger or demonic thing, Who cares for names if I can fly? . Who cares for names if I can rise? Beyond the frame of gazing eyes, Beyond the foot…
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Passing strangers (The Immigrant's song)
Passing Strangers (The Immigrant's Song) . You say: I "look familiar" No, I doubt that you've ever noticed me, As I sweep the city streets early in the morning, (when you're usually asleep), . And in the evening? When you're yawning? (And maybe forgotten to brush your teeth?) I'm constantly...
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Make me smile (Comic Relief poem for BBC Radio)
Make Me Smile, . Knock, Knock..... (who's there?) . A place without hope, A place without hope, yet there's laughter in the air, . I said "Knock, Knock - It's the Doctor" "And I've got the best medicine for you" Doctor what? Doctor where? Doctor why? Doctor who? . Waiter, waiter - there's a fly…
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brussels Sprouts (A Valentine's Day drama)
brussels Sprouts . I want the perfect housewife, One with the perfect pout, So as I slouch on my perfect couch, I hope she cooks the perfect trout, . And slightly crisps the brussels Sprouts, And does the dishes when I'm out, And blows me kisses from the sink, For our kitchen tiles have perfect...
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Pavement Philosophy (live on BBC Radio 4)
Recorded for Saturday Live on Radio 4: the special guest was Ray Lewis (the referee at the Hillsborough disaster) who was speaking about how young some of the victims were. (so there's an abstract reference to that tragic day.) . Pavement Philosophy. . When I was a kid, I wanted to be bionic, Or...
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Wooden flaws, glass ceilings
Wooden Flaws, Glass Ceilings… (broadcast April 2012) . . There was once a glorious castle, That stood victorious way up high, With towers made of: Metal, Wood, And, Stone, Which rose from far beyond speculation’s eye, . It had many a winding staircase, For elevation was its prize, With ceilings...
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It's A Fair Cop
It's A Fair Cop (broadcast 11th April 2012) . He was taught to believe that Law & Order, Would maintain Peace throughout the land, Society balanced in accordance, Everybody needs the “Master Plan”, . He believed crime could be abolished, And that trials reward the honest, And everybody deserved...
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To the Birds
To the Birds (Broadcast: April 7th 2012) . Two Red Robins awoke early one morning, Father & Son sharing a moment of calling, In the magical hours between dew drops & dawn, When all is calm with the world, . Said Son to Father: "Dad why do we sing?" And puff up our chests & limber up our wings, It...
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Neighbourhood Watch - Justice 4 Trayvon
A response to the shooting of Trayvon Martin in Florida (Feb 2012). this program was aired 28 March 2012. . . Neighbourhood Watch . . There are those who would feast on the ignorance. Drink of the desire, Dine on the circumstance of what they choose to see, . . Inhale the malevolence, Absorb the...
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Picture perfect
Picture Perfect (broadcast: 29/2/12) . . Pick a perfect picture, And I’ll show you lines that can divide, The soft focus smoothing over The imperfections that we hide, . . The apartheid of our souls, One that designates our roles, As pre-determined curtains drop, Exposing all for show, . . Post a...
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What Words can fail to say (a failed Valentine's Poem)
My lyrical difficulty with Valentines Day (Broadcast Feb 14th 2012) . What Words Can Fail To Say . If I could capture Love’s most secret potion, Of Cupid’s arrows dipped in devotion, To compose the sweetest poem, Know that I’d give it all to you, . If I could enlist words oh-so-profound, An...
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Citizen Gee
Citizen Gee (broadcast Jan 2012) . If my family is my nation, then how can I be a citizen? If my street were my nation, would its laws be written in… A way we can understand, so we can shake our neighbour’s hands, United so we can, cease to fight our fellow man, . If my nation was my borough…
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A Cold Wind (the Eurozone)
A Cold wind is blowing through Europe. Nations that once held great influence are facing bankruptcy. There are demonstrations taking place around the world. What to do in times such as these? Choose wisely.
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My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady . So there she stood, in all her glory, Majestic in her might, Elegance was her story, Elevated to indict, . Far removed from tribulation, Yet connected to its trials, But upon closer examination, You could see the cruelty within her smile, . For Oh-since-long had I now watched, And...
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Top Boy (the hustler's mentality)
CH4 broadcasted the series "Top Boy" which was meant to be the UK's version of "The Wire". I decided to write a poem about some of the Top Boys that I've seen. (introduced by Eddie Nestor, broadcast 9th November 2011)
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The running man (live from BBC radio theatre)
London's hosted the 2012 Olympics. Amidst all the celebration & the hype, I wanted to write something dedicated to Jesse Owens who won 4 Gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics & defied Hitler. (performed at the BBC Radio Theatre for Radio 4) . . The Running Man . Within the deepest of sleep, A...
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A Ticket to Fly (Live from BBC Radio theatre)
I was invited to give a performance at the radio theatre alongside my fellow Radio 4 "Saturday Live" poets. Here's my ode to airline delays (introduced by Rev Richard Coles).
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A small selection of some of the many Radio poems that I've written over the years.
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Mr Gee poet
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