John Hegley presents a poetic meditation on the M1, the transport backbone of Britain. 2009-11-27T17:14:11Z tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:/iplayer/feed/episode/b00nk9hz BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nk9hz 2009-10-28T00:04:59Z

John Hegley presents a poetic meditation on the M1, the transport backbone of Britain.

<p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nk9hz/M1_The_Modernist_Marvel/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nk9hz_150_84.jpg" alt="M1: The Modernist Marvel" /> </a> </p> <p> As the M1, Britain's first major motorway, celebrates its 50th year, performance poet and musician John Hegley presents a poetic meditation on the transport backbone of Britain. </p>