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08/10/2015

Restoration to Revolution

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Andrew Marr explores the 18th century, an age in which we tried hard to be civilised.

Andrew Marr explores the 18th century. An age in which we tried hard to be civilised while enjoying the fact that we were not. The Age of Reason?

The British are a people of poetry. On National Poetry Day, Andrew Marr is using the best British poems to tell our story. Episode 4 brings us into the 18th century. An age in which we tried hard to be civilised whilst enjoying the fact that we were not. The Age of Reason? No - an uneasy peace, not sedate, or reasonable, or ordered, and least of all enlightened. With literary scholars, John Mullan and Judith Hawley, the cartoonist Martin Rowson and a song from the times sung by Lucie Skeaping. Reader: Siobhan Redmond.

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Andrew Marr explores British history and identity through poems.

Andrew Marr explores British history and identity through poems. An epic broadcast for National Poetry Day.

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