The Romantics

• E1

  Liberty

  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.

  2006-01-21 · 60m
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• E2

  Nature

  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.

  2006-09-06 · 60m
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• E3

  Eternity

  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.

  2006-09-13 · 60m
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Top cast

Peter Ackroyd

Rafe Spall

John Clare