08 March 2021, 12:00 am
Simon Schama’s John Donne
Programme Type
Films and Exhibitions

Simon Schama’s John Donne(73 min; 2009; English)  Click here to watch
Produced by BBC 4 

Simon Schama celebrates the life and work of one of Britain's greatest love poets, John Donne. 

For Schama, Donne is the poet who transformed English poetry through his emotional honesty and skilled use of language. With the help of academic John Carey and actor Fiona Shaw, he undertakes a passionate appraisal and forensic examination of Donne's work.