What was the inspiration for Jekyll’s double life? | Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Duration: 6'16''

Synopsis

Ian Rankin investigates what inspired Robert Louis Stevenson to construct the story of Dr. Jekyll's double life.

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19th century poetry

Break, Break, Break' by Alfred Lord Tennyson | My Life in Verse

Break, Break, Break' by Alfred Lord Tennyson | My Life in Verse

BBC Two | 2009 | 7'59''

Sheila Hancock explores an early poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson.

Keats's 'Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art' | Poetry: Between the Lines

Keats's 'Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art' | Poetry: Between the Lines

BBC Two | 2015 | 5'45''

Akala presents a reading and discussion of Keats's poem.

Robert Browning's 'The Laboratory' | The Power of Poetry

Robert Browning's 'The Laboratory' | The Power of Poetry

BBC Two | 2010 | 3'43''

A contemporary dramatisation of Browning's poem, with the poisoning set in a nightclub.

Hardy's early life | The Heart of Thomas Hardy

Hardy's early life | The Heart of Thomas Hardy

BBC One | 2008 | 5'15''

Griff Rhys Jones discusses Hardy's early life and its effect on his poetry.

William Blake's 'London' | Poetry: Between the Lines

William Blake's 'London' | Poetry: Between the Lines

BBC Two | 2015 | 5'48''

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

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

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

BBC Four | 2009 | 2'46''

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

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

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

BBC Two | 2015 | 5'52''

Akala discusses and analyses the 'Boating' extract from Wordsworth's 'The Prelude'.

Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802' | A Poet's Guide to Britain

Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802' | A Poet's Guide to Britain

BBC Four | 2009 | 1'55''

A reading and introduction to William Wordsworth's poem 'Composed upon Westminster Bridge, S...

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

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

BBC Four | 2009 | 1'59''

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