Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Wordsworth Trust | 20070225 | Joan visits Dove Cottage in the heart of the Lake District to view rare manuscripts. Joan Bakewell seeks out poetry in the UK's great libraries | |
| 01 | The Wordsworth Trust | 20070225 | 20070303 (R4) | Joan visits Dove Cottage in the heart of the Lake District to view rare manuscripts. Joan Bakewell seeks out poetry in the UK's great libraries |
| 02 | The Bodleian Library, Oxford | 20070304 | Joan looks at manuscripts from poets including Shelley, Eliot, Larkin and Auden. Joan Bakewell seeks out poetry in the UK's great libraries | |
| 02 | The Bodleian Library, Oxford | 20070304 | 20070310 (R4) | Joan looks at manuscripts from poets including Shelley, Eliot, Larkin and Auden. Joan Bakewell seeks out poetry in the UK's great libraries |
| 03 | The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth | 20070311 | Joan looks at some of the oldest Welsh poetry in existence. Joan Bakewell seeks out poetry in the UK's great libraries | |
| 03 | The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth | 20070311 | 20070317 (R4) | Joan looks at some of the oldest Welsh poetry in existence. Joan Bakewell seeks out poetry in the UK's great libraries |
| 04 | South Bank Poetry Library | 20070318 | The South Bank Poetry Library was redeveloped as part of the South Bank complex. Joan Bakewell seeks out poetry in the UK's great libraries | |
| 04 | South Bank Poetry Library | 20070318 | 20070324 (R4) | The South Bank Poetry Library was redeveloped as part of the South Bank complex. Joan Bakewell seeks out poetry in the UK's great libraries |