John Cooper Clarke has spoken against the move to change legislation on assisted dying, saying he cannot “see how helping people die improves life”. More of a spotlight has been shone on the ...

John Cooper Clarke is nursing a tumbler of rum in a wood-panelled London boozer. “It’s Havana Gold. Unspiced. The one pirates drink,” he says, impishly flashing a mouthful of gold teeth ...

Performance poet, style icon and broadcaster John Cooper Clarke tells Alex Burrows about his most-loved songs of all time and growing up during the birth of rock & roll. Portrait by Paul Wolfgang ...

Performance poet John Cooper Clarke has been given the freedom of the city where he grew up. Cooper Clarke, 74, known as the "punk poet", told Salford Council he was "totally knocked out" with the ...

The Bard of Salford John Cooper Clarke brings you a Christmas flavoured selection box of aural delights. He'll be rummaging through the Christmas classics of old to bring you an eclectic but ...

broadcaster and actor Nicholas Parsons, actress Fiona Shaw, author Joanna Trollope, poet Dr John Cooper Clarke and broadcaster John Sergeant ...

Legendary Salford punk poet John Cooper Clarke is to guest-present Jarvis Cocker’s Sunday-afternoon show on BBC 6 Music this summer. Cooper Clarke, who has made many appearances on the station ...

The legendary Salford performance poet is set for a historic date at the arena in celebration of World Poetry Day. Find out ...