Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (BBC Documentary)
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Uploaded by SuperSecretp on Mar 17, 2011
Poet Simon Armitage goes on the trail of one of the jewels in the crown of British poetry, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, written about 600 years ago by an unknown author. The poem has got just about everything - it is an action-packed adventure, a ghost story, a steamy romance, a morality tale and the world's first eco-poem.
Armitage follows in the footsteps of the poem's hero, Gawain, through some of Britain's most beautiful and mystical landscapes and reveals why an absurd tale of a knight beheading a green giant is as relevant and compelling today as when it was written.
This programme is part of Norman Season on BBC Two and BBC Four, a collection of programmes highlighting the effect that the Normans have had on our civilisation.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/tv/features/norman-season/
First broadcast on Thu 4 Jun 2009, 21:00 on BBC Four
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Does anyone know the song playing at 49:41 :)
Livingdeadinnz 2 weeks ago
i enjoyed this vid
grisgrisy 1 month ago
I enjoyed this very much. Thanks for posting it.
Morgana0x 1 month ago
It is a pretty good Documentary. BBC does a great job again =)
davidtorresohyeah 1 month ago
Wonderfull! I throughly enjoyed this. Great soundtrack too!
goblynable 1 month ago
Just wonderful. The climax at Lud Church is just brilliant - a favourite poem and a favourite place.
GilesConradWatson 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
What a treasure here. Thank you for this upload. One can approach this work from so many angles, and this documentary is thorough and engaging.
HerAeolianHarp 2 months ago
The song at 7:56 is Of Moons, Birds and Monsters by MGMT@Artisanprophet
Abarzuav013 2 months ago
@TenWhoWereTaken ....never heard of joy division before....started listening and now an instant fan.. that song was very complementary and appropriate choice for this documentary ....
Artisanprophet 3 months ago
what was that song
Artisanprophet 3 months ago