Our favourite poet and host of the Poetry Arena at Latitude Festival, Luke Wright, has teamed up with director Zara Hayes to create Seven Ages of Love, a thirty minute film that combines documentary and performance poetry to give seven differing perspectives on what ‘love’ means in Britain today. 

The film puts NEW poetry into primetime terrestrial schedules. You can watch it at 7.30pm, Friday 13th February on Channel 4 , the night before Valentine’s day. Starting with the insights of children aged 8 it weaves its way through love that electrifies, love that morphs, love that betrays, love for better or worse and ends with the heart-warming story of Britain’s oldest newly wed-couple. Told through verse penned by Wright, each chapter brings a new layer of complexity to the picture postcard view of love that we believe as children.  

As we work up through the ages, we see couples in a variety of situations in different enclaves of British life, from the bittersweet to the unashamedly optimistic, who remain convinced about the enduring power of love. 

Broadcast on Friday 13th February, 7:30pm, Channel 4

Don't miss it!