Six Centuries of Verse — Season 1, Episode 2: Old English
Drama • 400 min • 1 season, 16 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
A look at the poetry composed between the mid-seventh century and the Norman Conquest, including Julian Glover's reading of part of his own adaptation of the heroic epic Beowulf.
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.
More episodes from Season 1
- E1Chaucer - Ted Hughes
- E3Chaucer 1340-1400
- E4Medieval - Elizabethan 1400-1600
- E5Shakespeare 1564-1616
- E6Metaphysical and Devotional 1590-1670
- E7Milton 1608-1674
- E8Restoration and Augustan 1660-1745
- E9Romantic Pioneers 1750-1805
- E10Wordsworth 1770-1850
- E11Younger Romantics
- E12Victorians 1837-1901
- E13American Pioneers 1855-1910