Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20090831 | Craig Raine visits the key locations of TS Eliot's set of poems The Four Quartets. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| 02 | 20090901 | Craig Raine on how the 'poem of place' influenced TS Eliot's The Four Quartets. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| 03 | 20090902 | Poet Craig Raine investigates the mystical dimension of TS Eliot's Four Quartets. He identifies the agenda to represent the more elusive areas of emotion. With readings by Ralph Fiennes. This episode is available until 11.00pm on 10th September as part of the Series Catch-up Trial. Please see 'Service updates' on iPlayer Message Board if the wrong edition of this programme plays in iPlayer. TS Eliot's depiction in the Four Quartets of the more elusive aspects of emotion. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| 04 | 20090903 | Poet Craig Raine investigates the mystical dimension of TS Eliot's Four Quartets. He describes how Eliot, dealing with obscure areas of feeling, set about expressing the inexpressible in his great work. With readings by Ralph Fiennes. This episode is available until 11.00pm on 10th September as part of the Series Catch-up Trial. Craig Raine on how TS Eliot set about expressing the inexpressible in The Four Quartets. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |