Six Centuries of Verse

Season 1 Episode 15: Early Twentieth Century 1914-1939

Wilfred Owen's 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' and Edward Thomas' 'Old Man' are among the featured poems, while Cyril Cusack reads a selection of poems by W.B. Yeats, and Ian Richardson and Isla Blair give voices to an excerpt from Eliot's 'The Waste Land'.

Genre:

Drama

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

16

Cast:

John Gielgud

Quality:

HD

Duration:

400 min

First Air:

1984

Rating:

8.0