Six Centuries of Verse

May 02, 1984 (en) Drama [400] Min
  • First Air Date
    May 02, 1984
  • Production
    Thames Television
  • Rotten tomato
    60%
  • Original title
    Six Centuries of Verse
  • Release
    May 02, 1984
  • en
    -

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Richard Mervyn, Diana Potter

    Producer

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  1. John Gielgud

    Himself - Presenter

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 1 / Crews : 4

Season 1 ( 1984-05-02)

Chaucer - Ted Hughes

Episode: 1

Old English

Episode: 2

Chaucer 1340-1400

Episode: 3

Medieval - Elizabethan 1400-1600

Episode: 4

Shakespeare 1564-1616

Episode: 5

Metaphysical and Devotional 1590-1670

Episode: 6

Milton 1608-1674

Episode: 7

Restoration and Augustan 1660-1745

Episode: 8

Romantic Pioneers 1750-1805

Episode: 9

Wordsworth 1770-1850

Episode: 10

Younger Romantics

Episode: 11

Victorians 1837-1901

Episode: 12

American Pioneers 1855-1910

Episode: 13

Romantics and Realists

Episode: 14

Early Twentieth Century 1914-1939

Episode: 15

Towards the Present 1934-1984

Episode: 16
May 02, 1984 (en)
Drama
[400] Min
  • First Air Date May 02, 1984
  • Production
    Thames Television
  • Rotten tomato 60%
Original Title Six Centuries of Verse
en

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Richard Mervyn, Diana Potter

    Producer