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On Radio 4 on Sunday May 2nd during the afternoon there should be a half hour slot looking at W H Auden's relationship to the North Pennines. This will include material recorded at Leadgate/Rotherhope Mine near Alston, Rampgill Mine Nenthead, and the old mine/railway yard at Rookhope. Poems which should appear include Not In Baedeker, New Year Letter and In Praise of Limestone. It is still something of a learning curve for many folk to discover that Auden was intensely interested in the geology, the mines and railways of the Pennines. It was a relationship that he remembered and reflected on until his death. Later in the summer the North Pennines Heritage Trust at Nenthead should publish both my own paper on Auden's Pennine Names and Alan Myers' W H Auden and the North in one paperback. On June 12th a coach tour of Auden on Alston Moor will leave from Nenthead Mines Visitor Centre. Bookings for this and further information on the subject may be had via the North Pennines Heritage Trust on 01434 382037. Ehquiries about the subject (so, not the book or the coach tour) can come to me via email or on 01661 834511. -- robert forsythe %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%