The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1956)
Based on The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
John Gielgud reading 'The Ancient Mariner'.
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The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama | The Chambers of the Mind
Simon explores how the romantics became the first intrepid explorers of dark recesses of the human mind, long before the modern psychological revolution. With contributions from Sir David Attenborough.
The Classic Serial | The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1999)
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?