Episode Guide
Towards the Present 1934-1984
Series: Six Centuries of Verse
Series Progress: Episode 8 of 1650% Completed
A episode from Six Centuries of Verse, Season 1, Episode 16.
At a Glance
Release DateDecember 9, 1984
TypeEpisode
LanguageEnglish
Series Snapshot
Seasons1
Episodes16
You Are OnEpisode 8 of 16
Synopsis
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.
Series Binge Profile
Total Content Density: 8 hours 0 minutes (16 episodes)
Intensity Rating: Relaxed Watch - Easy viewing. Perfect for casual watches.
Binge Milestones
1 episode/day: 16 days
3 episodes/day: 6 days
5 episodes/day: 4 days
Episodes (16)
- S01E01 - Chaucer - Ted Hughes
- S01E10 - Wordsworth 1770-1850
- S01E11 - Younger Romantics
- S01E12 - Victorians 1837-1901
- S01E13 - American Pioneers 1855-1910
- S01E14 - Romantics and Realists
- S01E15 - Early Twentieth Century 1914-1939
- S01E16 - Towards the Present 1934-1984 Viewing
- S01E02 - Old English
- S01E03 - Chaucer 1340-1400
- S01E04 - Medieval - Elizabethan 1400-1600
- S01E05 - Shakespeare 1564-1616
- S01E06 - Metaphysical and Devotional 1590-1670
- S01E07 - Milton 1608-1674
- S01E08 - Restoration and Augustan 1660-1745
- S01E09 - Romantic Pioneers 1750-1805
