The Philip Larkin Society always mark the 2nd ofDecember which is the anniversary of Philip Larkin’s death in 1985. In 2022 we marked the date with the unveiling of a blue plaque in Coventry at Larkin’s birthplace and we held an evening event at Westminster Abbey with poetry readings at the site of his plaque in Poet’s Corner. It felt right to do something a little more informal and closer to home in Hull. This episode is a live recording of the quiz in the Haworth Pub, Hull.

Thank you to Honorary Vice President of the Philip Larkin Society Alan Johnson for being such super quiz master and for our esteemed President Rosie Millard for making the journey up to Hull just for this event.

The whole quiz and the answers are featured, so you can play along!

The quiz questions and answers can also be found on the PLS website.

Venue- The Haworth Pub, 449 Beverley Road, Hull, HU6 7LD

On site recording and first edit by Philip Pullen

Music: Zat You, Santa Claus? by Louis Armstrong and The Commanders ( November 1953)

Produced by Lyn Lockwood and Gavin Hogg

PLS Membership and information: philiplarkin.com 

Theme music: 'The Horns Of The Morning' by The Mechanicals Band. Buy 'The Righteous Jazz' at their Bandcamp page: https://themechanicalsband.bandcamp.com/album/the-righteous-jazz