A Poet’s Guide to Britain | Wordsworth and the Lake District

Duration: 2'47''

Synopsis

An introduction to Wordsworth's life and his love for the Lake District.

Further Information
Other Archive resources
The Prelude | BBC Two | 2015

Poetry: Between the Lines | Reading and analysis of Wordsworth's 'The Prelude'. 

Akala discusses and analyses the 'Boating' extract from Wordsworth's 'The Prelude'.
Composed upon Westminster Bridge | BBC Four | 2009

A Poet's Guide to Britain | Analysis of 'Composed upon Westminster Bridge'

Owen Sheers explores the atmosphere, structure, punctuation and vocabulary used by Wordsworth in 'Composed upon Westminster Bridge'.