Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 277,866 playable programmes from the BBC

Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 10 months

Sir Ian McKellen reads the poetry, Michael Wood traces the journey on the ground. Together, they conjure up the extraordinary life, times and words of Du Fu, China’s greatest poet. Show more

BBC Four

About BBC Four

BBC Four reflects arts, music and culture with an ambitious range of intellectually and culturally enriching programmes, taking an expert and in-depth approach to its subjects.