Last Journey of John Keats, The
- Synopsis
- In 1820 poet John Keats was advised by doctors to travel to Italy for the healthier climate, as he was dying of tuberculosis. Here, Keats’ biographer Andrew Motion retraces the poet’s journey to Naples and Rome, where he died at age 25. Extracts from poems and letters written by Keats portray a man of ideas and passion.
- Series
- Omnibus, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min.
- Year of production
- 1995
- Availability
- Sale; 1996 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
- Notes
- Broadcast on BBC2 on 30 Oct 1995.
- Subjects
- English language and literature
- Keywords
- biographies; Keats, John (1795-1821); poetry
Credits
- Producer
- James Runcie
- Contributor
- Nigel Williams
- Cast
Andrew Motion
Production Company
- Name
BBC Television
Distributor
- Name
BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
- Contact
- Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
- BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
- Web
- https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
- Address
- BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK - Notes
- The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’
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