Six Centuries of Verse — Season 1, Episode 15: Early Twentieth Century 1914-1939
Drama • 400 min • 1 season, 16 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
Wilfred Owen's 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' and Edward Thomas' 'Old Man' are among the featured poems, while Cyril Cusack reads a selection of poems by W.B. Yeats, and Ian Richardson and Isla Blair give voices to an excerpt from Eliot's 'The Waste Land'.
About Six Centuries of Verse
Sir John Gielgud is joined by an outstanding repertory of actors in this pioneering, imaginative series demonstrating the immense variety and emotional impact of English-language poetry, from the fourteenth century to the contemporary era.