Docudrama that recounts the astonishing life story of a forgotten genius, English poet Alexander Pope, who lived from 1688 to 1744.
Emilia Fox
Narrator
Simon Callow
Alexander Pope
Harriet Walter
Duchess of Marlborough
John Cleese
Interviewee
Jeff Rawle
Dr Johnson
Shubham Saraf
Lord Byron
Agatha Elwes
Lady Arabella Fermor
Felicity Rosslyn
Philip Hensher
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