All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 When We Two Parted By Lord Byron

    • January 1, 2014
    • BBC

    Hip-Hop star Akala discusses with poet, Mark Grist, the ideas and emotions in Byron's poem, 'When We Two Parted'

  • S01E02 Ozymandias By Percy Bysshe Shelley

    • January 1, 2014
    • BBC

    Hip-Hop star Akala meets the poet, Hannah Lowe, to explore Shelley's poem 'Ozymandias' and how it illustrates the transitory nature of power.

  • S01E03 Bright Star By John Keats

    • January 1, 2014
    • BBC

    Hip-Hop star Akala explores John Keats' poem 'Bright Star' with the poet Daljit Nagra. They discuss how the poem focuses on the transient nature of life and eternal nature of love.

  • S01E04 London By William Blake

    • January 1, 2014
    • BBC

    Hip-Hop star Akala explores William Blake's poem 'London' and discusses how power and authority are abused to oppress the weakest in society.

  • S01E05 Stealing The Boat By William Wordsworth

    • January 1, 2014
    • BBC

    Hip-Hop star Akala visits the landscapes of the Lake District and discusses with poet, Helen Mort how they inspired Wordsworth's poem 'The Prelude'.