The Romantics

Season 1

3 episodes · premiered Jan 21, 2006

Where to watch The Romantics

  1. E1 Liberty

    Jan 21, 2006 · 1h

    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. E2 Nature

    Sep 6, 2006 · 1h

    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. E3 Eternity

    Sep 13, 2006 · 1h

    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.