The Classic Serial | The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1999)

Based on The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Samuel Taylor Coleridge 's poem, here dramatised for radio, was first published 200 years ago. Why does the mariner shoot the albatross? And is the poem a Christian parable?

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Licence: ERA Licence required

Content
  • Type: Adaptation
  • Channel: BBC Radio 4
  • Duration: 56'57''
  • Broadcast date: 1999
Usage

UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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Other Archive resources
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner | BBC Home Service | 1956

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1956)

John Gielgud reading 'The Ancient Mariner'.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner | BBC Radio 4 | 2006

Poetry Please | The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (2006)

Daljit Nagra selects ''The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'' about an epic voyage. Read by Trevor Peacock.