Basic Info

First Air: May 02, 1984

Rating: ⭐ 6.0/10 (1 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 16

Last Episode

Name: Towards the Present 1934-1984

Season: 1, Episode: 16

Air Date: 1984-12-09

Runtime: 400 min

Anthony Hopkins reads two of Dylan Thomas' most widely known poems, and Stacy Keach reads Robert Lowell's 'For the Union Dead'; poetry by Philip Larkin and Ted Hughes close the series.

Six Centuries of Verse

1984 1 seasons 16 episodes ⭐ 6.0/10 1 votes

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.