SIX CENTURIES OF VERSE – THE COMPLETE SERIES (E)
SIR John Gielgud is joined by an outstanding repertory of actors – including Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Lee Remick, Ian Richardson and Julian Glover – in this pioneering, imaginative series demonstrating the immense variety and emotional impact of English-language poetry, from the 14th century to the contemporary era. Six Centuries of Verse – The Complete Series (E) will be available on a double-disc set from 12 August, RRP £19.99, courtesy of Network Distributing.
Broadcast on ITV in 1984 and compiled by writer and poet Anthony Thwaite, Six Centuries of Verse was the first television series to provide a systematic and chronological overview of the art, taking in Chaucer, the Medieval and Renaissance periods, Shakespeare, the Metaphysical poets, Milton, the Romantic period and modernism, through to Philip Larkin and Ted Hughes. The chosen poems, both classics and overlooked treasures, are placed into context historically and geographically and read in richly evocative settings.
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NOTES TO EDITORS
SIX CENTURIES OF VERSE – THE COMPLETE SERIES (E) is a Network Distributing title
Release Date: 12 August 2013
RRP: £19.99 Running Time: 400mins (approx.)
Screen Ratio: 1.33:1 No. of Discs: 2
Catalogue no. 7953920
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