Six Centuries of Verse Watch Trailer

1984 • Drama

Rating: 8 / 10

Status: Ended

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 16

Original Language: English

Network: Channel 4

Sir John Gielgud is joined by an outstanding repertory of actors in this pioneering, imaginative series demonstrating the immense variety and emotional impact of English-language poetry, from the fourteenth century to the contemporary era.

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

Season 1 Episodes

1 - Chaucer - Ted Hughes (Wed, May 2, 1984)
2 - Old English (Wed, May 9, 1984)
3 - Chaucer 1340-1400 (Wed, May 16, 1984)
4 - Medieval - Elizabethan 1400-1600 (Wed, May 23, 1984)
5 - Shakespeare 1564-1616 (Wed, May 30, 1984)
6 - Metaphysical and Devotional 1590-1670 (Wed, Jun 6, 1984)
7 - Milton 1608-1674 (Wed, Jun 13, 1984)
8 - Restoration and Augustan 1660-1745 (Wed, Jun 20, 1984)
9 - Romantic Pioneers 1750-1805 (Sun, Oct 21, 1984)
10 - Wordsworth 1770-1850 (Sun, Oct 28, 1984)
11 - Younger Romantics (Sun, Nov 4, 1984)
12 - Victorians 1837-1901 (Sun, Nov 11, 1984)
13 - American Pioneers 1855-1910 (Sun, Nov 18, 1984)
14 - Romantics and Realists (Sun, Nov 25, 1984)
15 - Early Twentieth Century 1914-1939 (Sun, Dec 2, 1984)
16 - Towards the Present 1934-1984 (Sun, Dec 9, 1984)

Main Cast

John Gielgud

(Self - Presenter)

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