Episodes
| Series | Episode | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20080510 | ||||
| 01 | 01 | 20080413 | 20080419 | The unforgettable poetry of the First World War, with actors Robert Hardy, Daniel Stevens, Damian Lewis and Elizabeth Mcgovern giving voice to the sarcasm, wit, suffering and loss of the poets of the Great War, to devastatingly moving effect. Poems include: 1914, The Soldier, by Rupert Brooke To Any Dead Officer, by Siegfried Sassoon The General, by Siegfried Sassoon Inspection, by Wilfred Owen Anthem for Doomed Youth, by Wilfred Owen Dulce et Decorum Est, by Wilfred Owen Pill Box, by Edmund Blunden The Victory Ball, by Alfred Noyes Extracts from Epitaphs of the War, by Rudyard Kipling Josephine Hart explores the work of great poets at live events at the British Library, with readings from some of Britain's finest actors. 1/4. The unforgettable poetry of the First World War, with actors Robert Hardy, Daniel Stevens, Damian Lewis and Elizabeth McGovern giving voice to the sarcasm, wit, suffering and loss of the poets of the Great War, to devastatingly moving effect. Poems include: 1914, The Soldier, by Rupert Brooke To Any Dead Officer, by Siegfried Sassoon The General, by Siegfried Sassoon Inspection, by Wilfred Owen Anthem for Doomed Youth, by Wilfred Owen Dulce et Decorum Est, by Wilfred Owen Pill Box, by Edmund Blunden The Victory Ball, by Alfred Noyes Extracts from Epitaphs of the War, by Rudyard Kipling |
| 01 | 02 | 20080420 | 20080426 | Extracts from John Milton's great Christian epic Paradise Lost are read by Jeremy Irons (Satan), Felicity Kendal (narrator), Greg Wise (Adam) and Emilia Fox (Eve). 2/4. Extracts from John Milton's great Christian epic Paradise Lost are read by Jeremy Irons (Satan), Felicity Kendal (narrator), Greg Wise (Adam) and Emilia Fox (Eve). Josephine Hart explores the work of great poets at live events at the British Library, with readings from some of Britain's finest actors. 2/4. Extracts from John Milton's great Christian epic Paradise Lost are read by Jeremy Irons (Satan), Felicity Kendal (narrator), Greg Wise (Adam) and Emilia Fox (Eve). |
| 01 | 03 | 20080427 | 20080503 | She explores the dramatic monologues of Robert Browning with readers Robert Hardy and Greg Wise. 3/4. She explores the dramatic monologues of Robert Browning with readers Robert Hardy and Greg Wise Josephine Hart explores the work of great poets at live events at the British Library, with readings from some of Britain's finest actors. 3/4. She explores the dramatic monologues of Robert Browning with readers Robert Hardy and Greg Wise. |
| 01 | 04 LAST | 20080504 | 20080510 | She explores the themes of truth, time and moral searching in W H Auden's life and work, supported by beautiful performances of some of his poems from actors Mark Strong, Joanna David and Dan Stevens. Josephine Hart explores the work of great poets at live events at the British Library, with readings from some of Britain's finest actors. 4/4. She explores the themes of truth, time and moral searching in WH Auden's life and work, supported by beautiful performances of some of his poems from actors Mark Strong, Joanna David and Dan Stevens. |