Pope & Swift
3 episodes · 2023
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.
1Pope & Swift: Episode 1
Frank and Denise meet Ian Hislop to discover how Pope and Swift created satire that still influences writers today, before exploring Pope's grotto.
2Pope & Swift: Episode 2
Frank and Denise discover how Pope became the poet of the age and find out how Swift's insightful political satire turned him into an Irish hero.
3Pope & Swift: Episode 3
Frank and Denise uncover the glorious summer when Swift was reunited with Pope in England, resulting in Gulliver's Travels and The Dunciad.