An overview of John Keats's life and work,
with images of locations associated with the poet.
Why 'strangely encouraging'? Because Keats overcame childhood traumas,
abandoned a potentially lucrative career to be true to his vocation,
turned himself into a world-class poet in a three-year period,
arrived at his achievement through determination and false starts as well as instinctive genius,
and created a body of work that would eventually secure his place as a poet as great as any of his time.
With narration by Benjamin Zephaniah, songs by Brindaband,
and dialogues from contemporary accounts. A great story of courage and perseverence,
shot through with Byron's unique personality which threw out witticisms,
profundities and noble sentiments in equal measure. Watch here
An overview of the poet's life,
with his work presented in songs.
An imaginative take on the Romantics, with their friend and colleague Leigh Hunt
telling of his friendship with the poets, and comparing them
with another great cultural force - The Beatles.
