The Romantics

Season 1

2006 · 3 episodes · 3h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Liberty

   21 Jan 2006 · 60 min

   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.

2. 2

   2. Nature

   6 Sept 2006 · 60 min

   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.

3. 3

   3. Eternity

   13 Sept 2006 · 60 min

   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.