

Season - Episode
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Season 1 May 02, 1984
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1 - 1Chaucer - Ted Hughes May 02, 1984
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1 - 2Old English May 09, 1984
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1 - 3Chaucer 1340-1400 May 16, 1984
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1 - 4Medieval - Elizabethan 1400-1600 May 23, 1984
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1 - 5Shakespeare 1564-1616 May 30, 1984
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1 - 6Metaphysical and Devotional 1590-1670 Jun 06, 1984
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1 - 7Milton 1608-1674 Jun 13, 1984
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1 - 8Restoration and Augustan 1660-1745 Jun 20, 1984
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1 - 9Romantic Pioneers 1750-1805 Oct 21, 1984
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1 - 10Wordsworth 1770-1850 Oct 28, 1984
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1 - 11Younger Romantics Nov 04, 1984
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1 - 12Victorians 1837-1901 Nov 11, 1984
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1 - 13American Pioneers 1855-1910 Nov 18, 1984
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1 - 14Romantics and Realists Nov 25, 1984
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1 - 15Early Twentieth Century 1914-1939 Dec 02, 1984
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1 - 16Towards the Present 1934-1984 Dec 09, 1984
Overview
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.
Year 1984
Studio Channel 4
Director
Crew Diana Potter (Producer), Richard Mervyn (Director), Richard Mervyn (Producer), Anthony Thwaite (Writer)
Popularity 5.4581
Language English, Latin