Landscape and Memory: Season 1 - 5 Episode s
1x1 - Forests
April 22, 1995
Historian Simon Schama begins by looking at forests - places of myth and memory, fear and worship.
1x2 - Rivers
April 29, 1995
Simon Schama examines how rivers were a source of inspiration to 19th century poets, painters and composers.
1x3 - Mountains
May 6, 1995
Mountains have traditionally been regarded as sacred places. Simon Schama looks at the different ways in which they have been conquered.
1x4 - Seas
May 13, 1995
Historian Simon Schama takes a look at the way in which the sea has fired the imagination of writers, painters and explorers.
1x5 - Arcadia
May 20, 1995
Last in the series examining the relationship between culture and the natural environment. Historian Simon Schama looks at paintings by Poussin and the writings of Horace, Virgil, Rousseau and Thoreau as he investigates different interpretations of the theme of Arcadia.