Six Centuries of Verse (1984)
Drama
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
Season 1 Episodes
Episode 1
Chaucer - Ted Hughes
Episode 2
Old English
Episode 3
Chaucer 1340-1400
Episode 4
Medieval - Elizabethan 1400-1600
Episode 5
Shakespeare 1564-1616
Episode 6
Metaphysical and Devotional 1590-1670
Episode 7
Milton 1608-1674
Episode 8
Restoration and Augustan 1660-1745
Episode 9
Romantic Pioneers 1750-1805
Episode 10
Wordsworth 1770-1850
Episode 11
Younger Romantics
Episode 12
Victorians 1837-1901
