Skinner & Mina's Literary Road Trip: Pope & Swift

Name: Skinner & Mina's Literary Road Trip: Pope & Swift
Released: 2023-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Frank Skinner, Denise Mina

TV Show · Documentary

Frank Skinner and Denise Mina hit the road again to explore the lives and works of another great literary double act, Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift, two of the most brilliant humourists in the history of literature.

2023 · 44m

Starring Frank Skinner, Denise Mina

Director Tim Niel

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Frank and Denise meet Ian Hislop to learn how Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift created satire that influenced modern writers before exploring the remains of Pope's grotto.

44 min
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

Frank and Denise discover how Pope became the poet of the age and find out how Swift's cutting political satire transformed him into an Irish hero.

45 min
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

As they continue their road trip, Frank and Denise uncover the glorious summer when Swift reunited with Pope in England, resulting in 'Gulliver's Travels' and 'The Dunciad'.

46 min