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True to the Original
Season 1 Episode 54
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National Theatre Frankenstein - Benedict Cumberbatch as the creature and Jonny Lee Miller as Dr. Frankenstein
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5 years, 4 months ago
Mary Shelley at the Movies
Season 1 Episode 53
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Learn about the BBC production of Byron, and how accurate it is.
Learn how Byron handled being an overnight success
Learn the reasons g…
5 years, 5 months ago
Lord Byron at the Movies
Season 1 Episode 52
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Learn why Ken Russell’s Gothic is so over-the-top and ends up falling flat
Learn about Hugh Grant as “mad, bad, and dangerous to know”…
5 years, 5 months ago
The Birth of Frankenstein
Season 1 Episode 51
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00:00 Introduction01:58 Mount Tambora effects in Europe04:27 Gathering at Villa Diodati06:23 Mary Shelley10:06 Conversations and Ghos…5 years, 5 months ago
The First Superstar
Season 1 Episode 50
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• Learn about Lord Byron’s many sexual scandals
• Experience one of the darkest poems ever written
• Learn why Lord Byron is often con…
5 years, 5 months ago
Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know
Season 1 Episode 49
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This episode is the first of two episodes devoted to the life and works of Lord Byron - one of the greatest poets of all time. As …
5 years, 6 months ago
The Sensitive Plant
Season 1 Episode 48
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This is the second and final part of two episodes regarding Percy Shelley - Mr. Poe also talks about his opinion of Shelley's work (b…
5 years, 6 months ago
Can Spring Be Far Behind?
Season 1 Episode 47
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0:00 Introduction0:46 Shelley and Byron3:06 Ghost of Shelley enters3:50 Early life5:02 Education at Syon and Eton8:51 Expelled from O…5 years, 6 months ago
The Raven Versus the Nightingale
Season 1 Episode 46
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Learn why Camden Town is so special!What was Mr. Keat’s sexual orientation? - His status as a gay icon.Learn about Keat’s painful and…5 years, 6 months ago
The Sensuous Poet
Season 1 Episode 45
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Why is Keats “the sensuous poet”Learn about the insecure youth that John Keats experiencedLearn how Keats wanted to be a doctor, NOT…5 years, 6 months ago