Simon Armitage

Biography

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.

Known For

Richard Osman's House of Games

Celebrity Mastermind

Modern Times

Art That Made Us

Building Sights

Winter Walks

Speeches That Shook the World

Great Poets: In Their Own Words

All Movies (10)

• A Pandemic Poem: Where Did the World Go?2021
• Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death2015
• Great Poets: In Their Own Words2014 · as Self
• Dylan Thomas: A Poet's Guide2014 · as Self
• Speeches That Shook the World2013 · as Self - Presenter
• Simon Armitage Writing Poems2012 · as Self
• The Pendle Witch Child2011 · as Himself - Presenter
• Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey2010 · as Host
• The Making of King Arthur2010
• BBC Four Presents: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight2009

All TV Shows (6)

• Art That Made Us2022 · as Self - Poet Laureate, Translated Pearl. 2016
• Winter Walks2021 · as Self
• Richard Osman's House of Games2017 · as Self - Panellist
• Celebrity Mastermind2003
• Modern Times1995
• Building Sights1988 · as Self - Presenter