The Romantics

Episode 1: Liberty

BBC Four

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 30^th Aug 2011, 23:00 on BBC Four

Peter Ackroyd reveals how the radical ideas of liberty that inspired the French Revolution opened up a world of possibility for British writers such as Blake and Wordsworth. Show more

The Romantics

Episode 2: Nature

BBC Four

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 6^th Sep 2011, 22:55 on BBC Four

Series presented by Peter Ackroyd about a group of visionary writers. As the Industrial Revolution took hold, the Romantics embraced nature in search of sublime experience. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Sam Hobkinson
Director:: Sam Hobkinson
Producer:: Chris Granlund
William Wordsworth:: David Threlfall
William Blake:: Dudley Sutton
John Clare:: Rafe Spall
Lord Byron:: Joseph Millson

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Documentaries

Series

The Romantics

Source: BBC Online

The Romantics

Episode 3: Eternity

BBC Four

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 13^th Sep 2011, 23:00 on BBC Four

Series presented by Peter Ackroyd about a group of visionary writers. Byron, Keats and Shelley lived short lives but the radical way they lived them would change the world. Show more