Art of the Sea

Writer and poet Owen Sheers explores British art and literature inspired by the high seas.

Created By

Owen Sheers

Status

Ended

Original Name

Art of the Sea

First Air Date

May 5, 2010

Last Air Date

May 12, 2010

Seasons

1

Episodes

2

Language

English

Production Companies

Networks

BBC Four

In Words
S01E02

In Words

Novelist Joseph Conrad described the sea as another planet. Majestic, dramatic and sometimes terrifying, the sea has held a real fascination for British writers. From Shakespeare to Coleridge, Robert Louis Stevenson to Patrick O'Brian, it has inspired some of our most gifted authors. Poet and novelist Owen Sheers sets off to discover whether there is anything that unites the great British sea stories. In the company of both seafarers and sea writers, he explores the transformative effect that the sea has had on the human mind.

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