"William Blake" (11 results)

Omnibus | William Blake: Singing for England

Omnibus | William Blake: Singing for England

Jerusalem | BBC One | 2000 | 58'20''

An Omnibus documentary about visionary British artist and poet William Blake, who wrote Jerusalem and The Tyger, originally broa...

English File | Poetry Backpack: The poetry of William Blake

English File | Poetry Backpack: The poetry of William Blake

BBC Two | 1997 | 29'43''

A profile of the life and work of poet William Blake, presented by Nigel Planer. Aimed at GCSE level students.

Poetry Nation | William Blake – The Sick Rose

Poetry Nation | William Blake – The Sick Rose

The Sick Rose | BBC Two | 1994 | 24''

Performed by Clay Jones

Essential Poems (To Fall in Love With) | William Blake – Never Seek To Tell Thy Love

Essential Poems (To Fall in Love With) | William Blake – Never Seek To Tell Thy Love

Never Seek To Tell Thy Love | BBC Two | 2003 | 1'10''

Read by Greg Wise.

My Life in Verse | William Blake’s ‘Jerusalem’

My Life in Verse | William Blake’s ‘Jerusalem’

Jerusalam | BBC Two | 2009 | 5'23''

Malorie Blackman and Irish poet Niall McDevitt discuss William Blake's poem and hymn 'Jerusalem'.

Poetry: Between the Lines – The Romantics | William Blake’s ‘London’

Poetry: Between the Lines – The Romantics | William Blake’s ‘London’

London | BBC Two | 2015 | 5'44''

Akala presents a reading and discussion of 'London' from Blake's Songs of Experi...

Schama on Blake

Schama on Blake

Songs of Innocence and of Experience | BBC Radio 4 | 2019 | 27'44''

Anticipating the opening of Tate Britain's major exhibition of the work of William Blake, Simon Schama presents his view of the visionary artist who was disp...

In Our Time | Songs of Innocence and Experience

In Our Time | Songs of Innocence and Experience

Songs of Innocence and of Experience | BBC Radio 4 | 2016 | 27'44''

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss William Blake's illustrated collection of poems, Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Shewin...

Poetry: Between the Lines – The Romantics

Poetry: Between the Lines – The Romantics

BBC Two | 2015 | 29'50''

Presented by rapper Akala, this programme explores the poetry of the Romantic period through the work of Wordsworth, Byron, B...

The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama | Passions of the People

The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama | Passions of the People

BBC Two | 2020 | 59'39''

In this episode, Simon explores how Romantic artists created the secular icons of the modern democratic age, ...

The Romantics

The Romantics

BBC Four | 2006 | 59'05''

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 a...
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