The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama

2020 - 2020

Passions of the People

11th September 2020

Episode 1

In this episode, Simon explores how Romantic artists created the secular icons of the modern democratic age, whose power continues to inspire the passions of revolt to this day.

The Chambers of the Mind

18th September 2020

Episode 2

Simon explores how the romantics became the first intrepid explorers of dark recesses of the human mind, long before the modern psychological revolution. With contributions from Sir David Attenborough.

Tribes

25th September 2020

Episode 3

Simon Schama explores how the romantics created the secular cult of national belonging in their poetry, music and art, with enormous consequences for the modern world.

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Simon Schama

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From popular revolt to the obsession with the self, even to modern nationalism, Simon Schama explores the enduring and powerful legacy the Romantics have left on our modern world.

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Simon Schama

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Melanie Fall

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