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Six Centuries of Verse (1984– )
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Six Centuries of Verse (1984– )

TV Series

Rediscover the music of the spoken word as John Gielgud (Arthur) conducts a grand tour of English-language poetry through the centuries. Compiled by poet and literary critic Anthony Thwaite, these works show the power of verse to stir the ...See moreRediscover the music of the spoken word as John Gielgud (Arthur) conducts a grand tour of English-language poetry through the centuries. Compiled by poet and literary critic Anthony Thwaite, these works show the power of verse to stir the emotions and fire the imagination. They include not only classics by Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Byron, Whitman, and Yeats, but also surprising, often-overlooked gems. Gielgud provides the literary and historical context for each, while readings by outstanding British and American actors reveal the rich textures and seductive rhythms in every line. The performers include Peggy Ashcroft (A Passage to India), Lee Remick (Days of Wine and Roses), Stacy Keach (Mike Hammer, Private Eye), Ralph Richardson (Doctor Zhivago), Ian Richardson (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy), Julian Glover (By the Sword Divided), and Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs), among others. See less

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14 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
John Gielgud Self - Presenter / Self - Host Self - Presenter / Self - Host See fewer	16	Arthur (1981)
Julian Glover Self - Reader / Reader / Self Self - Reader / Reader / Self See fewer	10	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Ian Richardson Self - Reader / Reader / Performer Self - Reader / Reader / Performer See fewer	10	From Hell (2001)
Peggy Ashcroft Self - Reader / Reader Self - Reader / Reader See fewer	8	A Passage to India (1984)
Nicholas Gecks Self - Reader / Reader / Performer / Self Self - Reader / Reader / Performer / Self See fewer	8	Mutant Chronicles (2008)
Stacy Keach Self - Reader Self - Reader See fewer	3	Nebraska (2013)
Lee Remick Self - Reader Self - Reader See fewer	2	Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Cyril Cusack Self - Reader Self - Reader See fewer	2	Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
Gary Watson Performer / Self - Reader Performer / Self - Reader See fewer	2	The Devil in the Fog (1968)
Anthony Hopkins Self - Reader Self - Reader See fewer	1	The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Ralph Richardson Reader Reader See fewer	1	Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Isla Blair Self - Reader Self - Reader See fewer	1	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Brian Coburn Performer Performer See fewer	1	Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Gerrard McArthur Performer Performer See fewer	1	Silent Witness (1996)