Season
Episode
E1Chaucer - Ted HughesMay 2, 1984400mE2Old EnglishMay 9, 1984400mE3Chaucer 1340-1400May 16, 1984400mE4Medieval - Elizabethan 1400-1600May 23, 1984400mE5Shakespeare 1564-1616May 30, 1984400mE6Metaphysical and Devotional 1590-1670Jun 6, 1984400mE7Milton 1608-1674Jun 13, 1984400mE8Restoration and Augustan 1660-1745Jun 20, 1984400mE9Romantic Pioneers 1750-1805Oct 21, 1984400mE10Wordsworth 1770-1850Oct 28, 1984400mE11Younger RomanticsNov 4, 1984400mE12Victorians 1837-1901Nov 11, 1984400mE13American Pioneers 1855-1910Nov 18, 1984400mE14Romantics and RealistsNov 25, 1984400mE15Early Twentieth Century 1914-1939Dec 2, 1984400mE16Towards the Present 1934-1984Dec 9, 1984400m
Six Centuries of Verse
19848
Drama
Released
May 02, 1984
Country
United Kingdom
Production
Thames Television
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.