Episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 | Easter 1916, by WB Yeats | 20060402 | 20060408 (R4) | Jonathan Bate travels to Dublin to investigate the 1916 Easter Rising. Series examining historical events through the poetry they inspired. |
| 01 | 02 | Peterloo and Shelley | 20060409 | Jonathan Bate travels to Manchester to investigate the Peterloo Massacre. Series examining historical events through the poetry they inspired. | |
| 02 | 01 | The Battle of Maldon | 20071125 | The valiant failure of the Anglo-Saxon leader Byrhtnoth against a Viking landing in 991. Series examining historical events through the poetry they inspired. | |
| 02 | 01 | The Battle of Maldon | 20071125 | 20071201 (R4) | The valiant failure of the Anglo-Saxon leader Byrhtnoth against a Viking landing in 991. Series examining historical events through the poetry they inspired. |
| 02 | 02 | Di Great Insohreckshan | 20071202 | Linton Kwesi Johnson's poem Di Great Insohreckshan recalls the Brixton riots of April 1981 Series examining historical events through the poetry they inspired. | |
| 02 | 02 | Di Great Insohreckshan | 20071202 | 20071208 (R4) | Linton Kwesi Johnson's poem Di Great Insohreckshan recalls the Brixton riots of April 1981 Series examining historical events through the poetry they inspired. |
| 02 | 03 | Annus Mirabilis: The Year of Wonders | 20071209 | Annus Mirabilis: The Year of Wonders, by John Dryden, recalls the events of 1666. Series examining historical events through the poetry they inspired. | |
| 02 | 03 | Annus Mirabilis: The Year of Wonders | 20071209 | 20071215 (R4) | Annus Mirabilis: The Year of Wonders, by John Dryden, recalls the events of 1666. Series examining historical events through the poetry they inspired. |
| 02 | 04 | Death of King George V | 20071216 | John Betjeman's Death of King George V captures not just the passing of a monarch. Series examining historical events through the poetry they inspired. | |
| 02 | 04 | Death of King George V | 20071216 | 20071222 (R4) | John Betjeman's Death of King George V captures not just the passing of a monarch. Series examining historical events through the poetry they inspired. |