Simon Schama's John Donne

Episode 1

Simon Schama's John Donne

Simon Schama celebrates the life and work of one of Britain's greatest love poets, John Donne. For Schama, Donne is the poet who transformed English poetry through his emotional honesty and skilled use of language. With the help of academic John Carey and actor Fiona Shaw, he undertakes a passionate appraisal and forensic examination of Donne's work.