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Six Centuries of Verse

8.019841 seasonTV SeriesDrama

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.

DirectorRichard Mervyn
WriterAnthony Thwaite
ProducersDiana Potter·Richard Mervyn

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Seasons & Episodes

E1
Chaucer - Ted Hughes
May 2, 1984
E2
Old English
May 9, 1984
E3
Chaucer 1340-1400
May 16, 1984
E4
Medieval - Elizabethan 1400-1600
May 23, 1984
E5
Shakespeare 1564-1616
May 30, 1984
E6
Metaphysical and Devotional 1590-1670
Jun 6, 1984
E7
Milton 1608-1674
Jun 13, 1984
E8
Restoration and Augustan 1660-1745
Jun 20, 1984
E9
Romantic Pioneers 1750-1805
Oct 21, 1984
E10
Wordsworth 1770-1850
Oct 28, 1984
E11
Younger Romantics
Nov 4, 1984
E12
Victorians 1837-1901
Nov 11, 1984
E13
American Pioneers 1855-1910
Nov 18, 1984
E14
Romantics and Realists
Nov 25, 1984
E15
Early Twentieth Century 1914-1939
Dec 2, 1984
E16
Towards the Present 1934-1984
Dec 9, 1984

Cast · Directed by Richard Mervyn

JGJohn Gielgud
John Gielgud
Self - Presenter

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Six Centuries of Verse has 1 season in total (16 episodes). The series concluded in 1984.

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