Pam Ayres - The Works: The Classic Collection

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Since 2002, Ayres has appeared a number of times on Channel 4 in Countdown's Dictionary Corner alongside Susie Dent. This definitive collection brings to life the charming characters and voices of all creatures great and small through Pam's poetry over the last five decades. Her 1975 appearance on the television talent show Opportunity Knocks led to appearances on other TV and radio shows, a one-woman touring stage show and performing before The Queen. I enclose a book of poems as you request, Yours sincerely, Pam Ayres', sent from her Witney address.

She is a patron of the British Hen Welfare Trust, Cheltenham Animal Shelter and Oak and Furrows Wildlife Rescue Centre. Whilst serving in the air force, she gained O-level passes in English language and English literature and began her career as an entertainer. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Her father worked for 44 years as a linesman for the Southern Electricity Board, having been a sergeant in the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War. This unique collection of gifts includes coffee table books, facsimile editions and guides covering specialist subjects, pub quizzes and puzzles for friendly competition, and themed ephemera that will transport you to golden ages.

However, although Ayres has often spoken of her admiration of Dylan, [12] [13] in a 2015 interview, she stated that "I don't know that he [Dylan] ever was the inspiration to start writing poetry. She published the collection herself, long before she became well known through tv appearances, in a very small print run, and a signed copy is quite scarce. The poet John Cooper Clarke has cited Ayres's early success on Opportunity Knocks as being highly influential on his career.

She has appeared at many Literary and Arts Festivals throughout the UK including Hay, Cheltenham, Edinburgh Fringe, and overseas in Hong Kong and Dubai.Her reading of her poem The Battery Hen [8] was re-broadcast as Pick of the Week on the Today programme on BBC Radio 4, leading to a six-month contract with Radio Oxford.