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Six Centuries of Verse

1984 · 1 season

A stately, intimate recital that asks you to sit still and listen as centuries of verse unfold in distinguished voices.

Created by
Richard Mervyn
Genres
Drama
Starring
John Gielgud, Nicholas Gecks, Julian Glover
Overview
Sir John Gielgud is joined by an outstanding repertory of actors in this pioneering, imaginative series demonstrating the immense variety and emotional impact of English-language poetry, from the fourteenth century to the contemporary era.

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Created by
Richard Mervyn
Genres
Drama
Starring
John Gielgud, Nicholas Gecks, Julian Glover
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • memory
  • love
  • death
  • identity
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension1
Darkness2
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Created by
Richard Mervyn
Written by
Anthony Thwaite
Starring
John Gielgud, Nicholas Gecks, Julian Glover, Peggy Ashcroft, Cyril Cusack, Lee Remick, Ian Richardson, Gary Watson
Length
1 seasons, 16 episodes, 400 min each
Network
Channel 4
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Latin

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