20:30The Poetry of HistorySeries 1Episode 1: Easter 1916, by WB YeatsBBC Radio 4 Extra Duration: 30 minutes Tue 30th Sep 2014, 20:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra4 Extra Debut. Jonathan Bate looks at the history behind the poem, travelling to Dublin to investigate the 1916 Easter Rising. From April 2006.GenresFactualHistoryFactualArts, Culture & the MediaArtsFormatsDocumentariesBrandThe Poetry of HistorySeriesThe Poetry of History: Series 1 Source: BBC Online