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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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Season 1

  • Passions of the People
    7.5/1030 votes

    Passions of the People

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/2020

    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.

    Director: Hugo Macgregor

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Chambers of the Mind
    7.4/1022 votes

    The Chambers of the Mind

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/2020

    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.

    Director: Hugo Macgregor

    Writer: Unknown

  • Tribes
    7.5/1024 votes

    Tribes

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/2020

    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.

    Director: Hugo Macgregor

    Writer: Unknown