How To Watch
The main run of Makar to Makar shows took place over the summer of 2020, with a Christmas special in December. The shows can be watched below and are free to enjoy.
The Shows
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Makar To Cracker | Christmas Special | Jackie Kay with Carol Ann Duffy, Jen Hadfield, Imtiaz Dharker and Annie Lennox
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Makar To Makar | Ep 14 | Jackie Kay, Liz Lochhead, Suzanne Bonnar, Claire Brown & Katherine Philpott
Poems read by Jackie Kay: 'From A City Balcony' (by Edwin Morgan) 'The Shoes of Dead Comrades' Poems read by Liz Lochhead: 'First Men On Mercury' (taken from Collected Poems by Edwin Morgan, published by Carcanet) 'Kidspoem / Bairnsang' (from The Colour of Black & White, Polygon) 'Coming to Poetry' (unpublished) 'What the Pool Said On Midsummer's Day' (from A Choosing: Selected Poems, Polygon) 'In the Mid Mid-Winter' (from Fugitive Colours, Polygon) 'My Rival’s House' (from A Choosing: Selected Poems, Polygon) 'The Baker' (from A Choosing: Selected Poems, Polygon) 'Sorting Through' (from A Choosing: Selected Poems, Polygon) 'The Spaces Between' (unpublished) 'Poem for My Sister' (from Memo for Spring, Reprographia) 'Listen' (from Fugitive Colours, Polygon) 'A Cambric Shirt' (for Gordon and Camrie Maclean) (unpublished) 'Ira and George (for Michael Marra)' (from The Choosing, Polygon) Song sung by Suzanne Bonnar: 'The Eriskay Love Lilt' (Traditional Scottish) Song sung by Claire Brown: 'Hermless' (Michael Marra) Song sung by Suzanne Bonnar, Claire Brown and Katherine Philpott: 'Scarborough Fair' (Traditional) |
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Makar To Makar | Episode 13 | Jackie Kay with Peggy Seeger and Katherine Philpott
Poem read by Jackie Kay: 'Twelve Bar Bessie' (from Darling, Bloodaxe) Songs performed by Peggy Seeger: 'Bad, Bad Girl' 'Donald’s in the White House' 'Here’s to you Rounders' 'Logic' 'Love Call Me Home' 'Wonderful World' Poems read by Peggy: 'I Sing For Free' (2011 revised 2020, Peggy Seeger) 'My Mother is Younger Than Me' (Both poems copyright © 2009 by Peggy Seeger) Sounds sung by Katherine Philpott: 'Ae Fond Kiss' (Burns) Ghosts (Kris Drever/Reveal Publishing) |
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Makar To Makar | Episode 12 | Jackie Kay with Jay Bernard, Ella Duffy and Raymond Antrobus
Poems read by Jackie Kay: 'Donkey' (from Darling, Bloodaxe) Poems read by Ella Duffy: 'Chill' (from from New Hunger, Smith|doorstop) 'XV' (from from New Hunger, Smith|doorstop) 'Faith' (from from New Hunger, Smith|doorstop) 'Salt' (from from New Hunger, Smith|doorstop) 'Ourroboros' (from from New Hunger, Smith|doorstop) 'Starlings Nesting' (from from New Hunger, Smith|doorstop) 'Halves' (from from New Hunger, Smith|doorstop) Poems read by Raymond Antrobus: 'Echo' (from The Perseverance, Penned in the Margins) 'Plantation Pain' (unpublished) 'For Cousin Joh' (unpublished) 'Happy Birthday Moon' (from The Perseverance, Penned in the Margins) Poems read by Jay Bernard: 'Ark' (from Surge, Penguin) 'Kitchen' (from Surge, Penguin) 'Sylvia Pankhurst is Buried in Ethiopia' (unpublished) 'The King Expresses his Regrets' (unpublished) 'Flowers' (from Surge, Penguin) Songs sung by Claire Brown: 'The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry' (traditional) 'She was Poor, But She Was Honest (traditional) |
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Makar To Makar | Episode 11 | Jackie Kay with Colin McGuire, Ross Wilson and Suzanne Bonnar
Poems read by Jackie Kay: 'Where it hurts' (from Darling, Bloodaxe) Poems read by Ross Wilson: 'We' (unpublished) 'A Strange, Weird Time' (unpublished) 'Outside a Castle' (Line Drawing, Smokestack Books) 'Jist a Hooswife' (Line Drawing, Smokestack Books) 'The Way John Went Out' (Line Drawing, Smokestack Books) 'For Rosie' (Letters to Rosie, Tapsalteerie) 'Joy' (Letters to Rosie, Tapsalteerie) 'Shine' (Letters to Rosie, Tapsalteerie) 'Echo' (Letters to Rosie, Tapsalteerie) Poems read by Colin McGuire: 'Sit Down and Shut Up' (unpublished) 'Mindful Moment' (unpublished) 'I would like to complain' (unpublished) 'Who is the leading expert on loneliness?' (unpublished) 'Passengers' (unpublished) 'Alcoholics Unanimous' (unpublished) 'Fascists’ guide to salad' (unpublished) Songs sung by Suzanne Bonnar: 'The alchemy of a nautical star' (Words & Music by Suzanne Bonnar) 'Freight Train' (American folk song) |
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Makar To Makar | Episode 10 | Jackie Kay with Adjoa Andoh and Katherine Philpott
Poems read by Jackie Kay: 'Brendan Gallacher' (from Darling, Bloodaxe) 'Angela Davis' (Darling, Bloodaxe) Poems by Adjoa Andoh: 'Puppy and I' (by AA Milne) 'No Worst There is None' (Gerard Manley Hopkins) 'Telephone Conversation' (Wole Soyinka) 'From Sea to Shining Sea' (June Jordan) 'Rosabel' (Angelina Weld Grimké) 'Under The Days' (Angelina Weld Grimké) 'To The Spirit of Monahsetah' (Charlotette DeClue) 'Time Speech – Ulysses Act 12.2 Troilus and Cressida' (Shakespeare) Songs sung by Katherine Philpott: 'The Loch Tay Boat Song' (Traditional) 'Four Mary’s' (Traditional) |
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Makar To Makar | Episode 9 | Jackie Kay with Niall Campbell, William Letford and Claire Brown
Poems read by Jackie Kay: Moon Mask (from Darling, Bloodaxe) Goodnicht Fiere (Fiere, Picador) Poems read by William Letford: ‘In a bamboo shack on the edge of a beach’ (Dirt, Carcanet) ‘Monuments of the Mind’ (Dirt, Carcanet) ‘Wit is it’ (Bevel, Carcanet) ‘Be Prepared (Bevel, Carcanet) ‘Language (Unpublished) ‘Autumn colours (Unpublished) ‘Shadows (Unpublished) ‘Happy Birthday (Unpublished) Poems read by Niall Campbell: ‘The Night Watch’ (Noctuary, Bloodaxe) ‘First Illness’ (Noctuary, Bloodaxe) ‘Good Night’ (Noctuary, Bloodaxe) ‘Exiting the Library’ (Uunpublished) ‘The Work’ (Moontide, Bloodaxe) ‘Rodin Sculpts ‘The Kiss’’ (Moontide, Bloodaxe) ‘Black Water’ (Moontide, Bloodaxe) ‘The Letter Always Arrives at its Destination’ (Moontide, Bloodaxe) ‘Leave Poetry’ (Moontide, Bloodaxe) Claire Brown sang: ‘She Moved through the Fair’ (Traditional) ‘A Letter isn’t an Alphabet’ (Words by Jackie Kay) |
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Makar To Makar | Episode 8 | Jackie Kay with Nadine Aisha Jassat, Hannah Lavery and Suzanne Bonnar
Poems read by Jackie Kay: 'Baggage' (from Darling, Bloodaxe) 'The Wood Father' (Darling, Bloodaxe) Poems read by Nadine Aisha Jasset: ‘Prayer’ (extract from ‘Prayer and Breath’ is forthcoming in Wasafiri, 2021 magazine) ‘Hopscotch’ (from Let Me Tell You This, 404 Ink) ‘Threads’ (Let Me Tell You This) ‘My Aunt says Yes’ ‘Pantoums’ ‘My Aunt says Yes’ & ‘Pantoums’ are inspired by EIBF Outriders Africa. From a series called ‘Pantoums for my mixed race matriarchs’. Poems read by Hannah Lavery: ‘This Again 2020’ (unpublished) ‘Empire – a word’ (unpublished) ‘You Were Mine to Carry’ (from Finding Seaglass, Stewed Rhubarb Press) ‘Scotland, you’re no mine’ (Finding Seaglass) ‘Flying Bats’ (unpublished) ‘Specials’ (unpublished) ‘Poetry and me’ (unpublished) Songs sung by Suzanne Bonnar: ‘Miss Celie’s Blues’ (from The Colour Purple) ‘You’ve Got A Friend’ |
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Makar To Makar | Episode 7 | Jackie Kay with Chris McQueer, Peter Mackay and Suzanne Bonnar
Poems read by Jackie Kay: 'Yell Sound' (from Darling, Bloodaxe) 'Old Tongue' (from Darling, Bloodaxe) Poems read by Peter Mackay: 'Tin / An Tiona' (Gu Leòr / Galore, Acair) 'Common / Comunn' (Nàdur De / Some Kind of, Acair) 'Pacman' (Gu Leòr / Galore, Acair) 'Oral History / Beul-aithris' (Nàdur De / Some Kind of, Acair) 'Logorrhoea' (Gu Leòr / Galore, Acair) Stories read by Chris McQueer: Chapter from Hermit (Unpublished) : 'Snails' (HWFG, 404 Ink) Songs sung by Suzanne Bonnar 'S ann an Ile' 'The nearness of you' |
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Makar To Makar | Episode 6 | Jackie Kay with Val McDermid and Claire Brown
Poems read by Jackie Kay 'Something Rhymed' (taken from Darling: New & Selected Poems, Bloodaxe) 'Bonnie Lassie' (unpublished © J. Kay) 'Fiere Goodnicht' (Fiere, Picador) Poems read by Val McDermid: 'The Choosing 'by Liz Lochead (Memo for Spring) 'Wild Geese' by Violet Jacob 'A Wild Shirt' by Andrew Greig ‘Law of the Island’ is from Sailing the Forest: Selected Poems (Picador) 'Trump Haiku' by Val McDermid (unpublished © Val McDermid) 'Truth for Comfort' by Norman MacCraig Songs: Val McDermid: 'Ae Fond Kiss' 'Green Grow The Rashes O' Claire Brown: 'The Dancing' 'The Widow and the Devil' |
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'Makar To Makar | Episode 5 | Jackie Kay with Meg Bateman, Michael Pedersen and Katherine Philpott
Poems read by Jackie Kay: 'The Gaelic Dog' 'English Cousin Comes To Scotland' Poems read by Meg Bateman: 'Mother in Hospital' (taken from Soirbheas, Polygon) 'Mother' (Soirbheas, Polygon) 'Girl Running' (unpublished) 'Moray Place Gardens, Edinburgh' (Aotromachd, Polygon) 'Transformation' (Aotromachd, Polygon) 'Islander' (Gaelic & English) (Transparencies, Polygon) 'Notes on Poetry' (unpublished) 'Elgol Two Views' (Soirbheas, Polygon) Poems by Michael Pederson: 'Hello. I am Scotland' (Oyster, Polygon) 'Fancy dress for Fancy Folks' (Oyster, Polygon) 'Unfirmly Thatched' (unpublished) 'Highland Koo' (Oyster, Polygon) Songs: 'Davy Cross' 'Tender Coming' |
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Makar To Makar | Episode Four | Imtiaz Dharker, with Suzanne Bonnar
Poems read by Jackie Kay: 'In the Pullman' (taken from Darling, Bloodaxe) ’35’ (Batam, Picador) Poems read by Imtiaz Dharker: 'Speech balloon' (Over the Moon, Bloodaxe) 'They'll say, She must be from another country' (I Speak for the Devil, Bloodaxe) 'In Wales, wanting to be Italian' (Over the Moon, Bloodaxe) 'Where You Belong' (unpublished) 'Back' (unpublished) 'Chaudhri Sher Mobarik looks at the loch' (Luck is the Hook, Bloodaxe) 'Living Space' (Postcards from God, Bloodaxe) 'One Breath' (Postcards from God, Bloodaxe) 'The Trick' (Luck is the Hook, Bloodaxe) 'Hiraeth, Old Bombay' (Over the Moon, Bloodaxe) 'I Swear' (Over the Moon, Bloodaxe) 'Cranes Lean In' (unpublished) Songs: 'None of Us Are Free' (Solomon Burke) 'If It Be Your Will' (Leonard Cohen) |
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Makar To Makar | Episode Three | Gerda Stevenson, with Claire Brown
Poem read by Jackie Kay: 'Granite' Poems read by Gerda Stevenson: 'Eden' 'Homework for Evacuee Day' (taken from If This Were Real, Smokestack Books) 'Covid-19 Reveals All' (written for Write Where We Are Now) 'Old Woman Sang' 'The Abdication of Mary Queen of Scots' (Quines, Luath Press) 'Demerara' (Quines, Luath Press) 'The Conference of Pears' 'Hands' Songs: 'Remembering Maria A' 'Wild Mountain Thyme' |
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Makar To Makar | Episode Two | Don Paterson, with Katherine Philpott
Poem read by Jackie Kay include: 'Small' (taken from Bantam, published by Faber) Poems read by Don Paterson include: 'Rain' by Don Paterson (taken from Rain, published by Faber) 'The Roundabout' (40 Sonnets, Faber) 'The Pines' (a translation of a poem by Gabriela Mistral, exclusive to M2M) 'Wee Feet' (a translation of a poem by Gabriela Mistral, exclusive to M2M) 'The Song of the Human' (Zonal, Faber) 'Lazarus' (Zonal, Faber) 'Sounding Good' (exclusive to M2M) 'Easter 2020' (exclusive to M2M) Songs: 'Crow on the Cradle' 'Star of the Bar' |
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Makar To Makar | Episode One | Jackie Kay, with Suzanne Bonnar
Poems read by Jackie Kay include: 'Somebody Else' (taken from Darling, published by Bloodaxe) 'A Lang Promise' (Bantam, Picador) 'Welcome Wee One' (Bantam, Picador) 'In My Country' (Darling, Bloodaxe) 'Fiere' (Fiere, Picador) 'Darling' (Darling, Bloodaxe) 'Mask' (exclusive to M2M) 'Essential' (exclusive to M2M) Songs: 'Maw Broon Looks up at the Moon' (lyrics, Jackie Kay; music, Tom Urie) 'Malaika' (lyrics and music by Fadhili William) |