A Poet's Guide to Britain


"... A documentary that brings Wordsworth vividly alive." - The Guardian


"...charming series..." - Radio Times


Documentary series - 6 x 30mins


Poet and author Owen Sheers presents this enlightening series, in which he explores six great works of poetry about the British landscape. The poems by Wordsworth, Matthew Arnold, Lynette Roberts, Sylvia Plath, Louis MacNeice and George Mackay Brown explore a sense of place and identity across Britain and open the doors to captivating stories about the lives of the poets themselves.



UK Broadcaster
BBC Four


Transmission Dates
May - June 2009