Owen Sheers: A Poet's Guide to Britain

The poems by William Wordsworth, Matthew Arnold, Lynette Roberts, Sylvia Plath, Louis MacNeice and George Mackay Brown explore a sense of place and identity across Britain's most remarkable settings: Westminster Bridge, Dover Beach, a tiny Welsh village, a Yorkshire wooded valley, the Scottish isles; and open the doors to captivating stories about the lives of the poets themselves.

William Wordsworth - Composed Upon Westminster Bridge Matthew Arnold - Dover Beach Louis MacNeice Woods Lynette Roberts - Poem from Llanybri Sylvia Plath - Hardcastle Crags George Mackay Brown Hamnavoe

Written and presented by: OWEN SHEERS Readings by: MICHAEL MALONEY, GINA McKEE, KATHRYN DIMERY & BRIAN COWAN 'Owen Sheers is excellent...informative and enthusiastic.' The Spectator

' This charming series gets to the heart of its subject through the inspiring landscape. ' The Guardian

' Owen Sheers has made a great job of making poetry interesting. ' The Sunday Times

Acclaimed poet and author Owen Sheers presents this enlightening series in which he looks at six great works of poetry about the British landscape.