Episodes
| First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 19990523 | 19990529 20100813 (BBC7) 20100814 (BBC7) 20110509 (BBC7) 20110510 (BBC7) 20121012 (BBC7) 20121013 (BBC7) | Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem of a cursed, uncanny sea voyage, here dramatised for radio, was composed and first published 200 years ago. It has remained a quotable favourite ever since, while arguments abound over what it all means. Why does the mariner shoot the albatross and is the poem a Christian parable?Biographer Richard Holmes introduces Coleridge's classic poem of a cursed sea voyage. Starring John Nettles and Philip Madoc. Biographer Richard Holmes introduces Coleridge's classic poem of a cursed sea voyage. Biographer Richard Holmes introduces Coleridge's classic poem of a cursed sea voyage. Starring John Nettles and Philip Madoc. |
| 19990523 | 19990529 20100813 (BBC7) 20100814 (BBC7) 20110509 (BBC7) 20110510 (BBC7) | Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem of a cursed, uncanny sea voyage, here dramatised for radio, was composed and first published 200 years ago. It has remained a quotable favourite ever since, while arguments abound over what it all means. Why does the mariner shoot the albatross and is the poem a Christian parable?Biographer Richard Holmes introduces Coleridge's classic poem of a cursed sea voyage. Starring John Nettles and Philip Madoc. |