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 and Wordsworth.
2. Nature
Air Date: 2006-09-06
Series presented by Peter Ackroyd about a group of visionary writers. As the Industrial Revolution took hold, the Romantics embraced nature in search of sublime experience.
3. Eternity
Air Date: 2006-09-13
Series presented by Peter Ackroyd about a group of visionary writers. Byron, Keats and Shelley lived short lives but the radical way they lived them would change the world.
