Documentary in which Welsh poet Owen Sheers examines the works of Dylan Thomas, and reveals him as both a visionary and a craftsman. Show more
Michael and Caroline start a new life together in Wales, but she feels the pull of her old foreign life. Read by Mark Bazeley. Show more
Michael receives some devastating news from a colleague of Caroline's. Owen Sheers’ compelling story read by Mark Bazeley. Show more
Michael grows closer to his new neighbours. Finding their back door open one day, he steps inside. Read by Mark Bazeley. Show more
On a Nevada air base, Major McCullen has a new mission, which will have shattering consequences. Read by Mark Bazeley. Show more
During his search of his neighbours' house, Michael has an unexpected encounter with tragic consequences. Read by Mark Bazeley. Show more
Michael tries rewriting the truth of events at the Nelsons', while the major learns his mission’s outcome. Read by Mark Bazeley. Show more
Josh makes an horrific discovery while Michael writes himself out of the truth of the day's events. Read by Mark Bazeley. Show more
Michael receives an unexpected letter, while Josh suspects as the Nelsons try to move on with their lives. Read by Mark Bazeley. Show more
Josh seeks proof of Michael's version of events. Can the truth be found without exposing his shame? Concluded by Mark Bazeley. Show more
Documentary tracing the story of World War I poem In Parenthesis, widely considered to be one of the greatest ever literary works about war. Show more
A Poet's Guide to Britain
Episode 1: William Wordsworth
30 minutes
Owen Sheers explores six great works of poetry set in the British landscape. This episode features Composed upon Westminster Bridge by William Wordsworth. Show more
A Poet's Guide to Britain
Episode 2: Sylvia Plath
30 minutes
Owen Sheers explores six works of poetry set in the British landscape. He looks at Sylvia Plath's Wuthering Heights, inspired by her time in the Yorkshire moors. Show more
A Poet's Guide to Britain
Episode 3: George Mackay Brown
30 minutes
Owen Sheers explores poetry set in the British landscape. He looks at George Mackay Brown's Hamnavoe and visits his home town of Stromness in the Orkneys. Show more
A Poet's Guide to Britain
Episode 4: Matthew Arnold
30 minutes
Owen Sheers explores poetry set in the British landscape. He tells the story behind Matthew Arnold's bleak but tremendous poem Dover Beach. Show more
A Poet's Guide to Britain
Episode 5: Lynette Roberts
30 minutes
Owen Sheers explores poetry set in the British landscape. He visits the Welsh village of Llanybri to discover the story behind Lynette Roberts's Poem from Llanybri. Show more
A Poet's Guide to Britain
Episode 6: Louis MacNeice
30 minutes
Owen Sheers explores poetry set in the British landscape. He looks at Louis MacNeice's poem Woods, in which the middle-aged MacNeice takes stock of who he has become. Show more
Art of the Sea
Episode 2: In Words
1 hour
In the company of both seafarers and writers, poet and novelist Owen Sheers sets off to discover whether there is anything that unites the great British sea stories. Show more
Art of the Sea
Episode 1: In Pictures
1 hour
Poet and author Owen Sheers examines our changing relationship to the sea over the last four centuries and how this is reflected in the work of many British artists. Show more
1 hour
Poet Owen Sheers presents a documentary exploring the life and work of Keith Douglas, one of Britain's finest poets of the Second World War, who was killed three days after D-Day. Show more