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Six Centuries of Verse

★ 8.6 27 votes 1984–1984 1 season · 16 episodes Ended Channel 4
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Starring
Gary Watson
Starring
Gary Watson

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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.

All Seasons

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Season 11984
—0166h 56m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Chaucer-Ted Hughes (1384-1984)—
—26 min
▶2Old English—
—26 min
▶3Chaucer 1340-1400—
—24 min
▶4Medieval - Elizabethan (1400-1600)—
—25 min
▶5Shakespeare 1564-1616—
—27 min
▶6Metaphysical & Devotional 1590-1670—
—26 min
▶7Milton 1608-1674—
—26 min
▶8Restoration & Augustan 1660-1745—
—26 min
▶9Romantic Pioneers 1750-1805—
—27 min
▶10Wordsworth 1770-1850—
—26 min
▶11Younger Romantics 1800-1824—
—25 min
▶12Victorians 1837-1901—
—26 min
▶13American Pioneers 1849-1910—
—26 min
▶14Romantics & Realists 1870-1920—
—26 min
▶15Early Twentieth Century 1914-1939—
—27 min
▶16Towards the Present 1934-1984—
—27 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

John Gielgud Self - Presenter, Self - Host
Julian Glover Self - Reader, Reader, Self
Ian Richardson Self - Reader, Reader, Performer
Peggy Ashcroft Self - Reader, Reader
Nicholas Gecks Self - Reader, Reader, Performer
Stacy Keach Self - Reader
Lee Remick Self - Reader
Cyril Cusack Self - Reader
Gary Watson Performer, Self - Reader
Anthony Hopkins Self - Reader