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Dead Poets Society

At an exclusive American prep school in the late 1950s, the arrival of an unconventional English teacher changes the lives of a group of young students.

Drama featuring Robin Williams as an unconventional English teacher and his ultimately questionable impact on an elite Vermont boys' academy.

John Keating blows into the stuffy halls of the academy like a breath of fresh air, startling colleagues and delighting boys with his disdain for traditional teaching methods and text books. But the seeds of rebellion he sows have far-reaching effects that he never intended.

2 hours, 2 minutes

Last on

Sun 2 Apr 201723:45
BBC Two Scotland

Music Played

  • George Frideric Handel

    Water Music, Suite III in D

    Performer: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 9

    Performer: Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E Flat Major, OP. 73 'Emperor'

    Performer: Berliner Philharmoniker.

  • David Hykes

    Rainbow Voice

  • Pete St. John

    The Fields of Athenry

  • Jimmie Driftwood

    The Battle of New Orleans

  • Jessie Mae Robinson

    Let's Have a Party

    Performer: Wanda Jackson.

  • Jerry Rehberg

    Ridgeway Fight Song

  • Willie Lee Duckworth

    Sound Off

    Composer: Bernard Lentz.

  • The Cadets

    Stranded in the Jungle

  • Henry Byrd

    Hey Little Girl

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Credits

John KeatingRobin Williams
Neil PerryRobert Sean Leonard
Todd AndersonEthan Hawke
Knox OverstreetJosh Charles
Charlie DaltonGale Hansen
Richard CameronDylan Kussman
Steven MeeksAllelon Ruggiero
Mr NolanNorman Lloyd
Mr PerryKurtwood Smith
Gerard PittsJames Waterston
Mrs PerryCarla Belver
Chris NoelAlexandra Powers
GloriaMelora Walters
TinaWelker White
McAllisterLeon Pownall
Dr HagerGeorge Martin
Chemistry TeacherJoe Aufiery
HopkinsMatt Carey
Joe DanburryKevin Cooney
Mrs DanburryJoe Moore
Chet DanburryColin Irving
BubbaAlan Pottinger
Directing TeacherPamela Burrell
WriterTom Schulman
DirectorPeter Weir
ProducerSteven Haft
ProducerPaul Junger Witt
ProducerTony Thomas
ComposerMaurice Jarre

Broadcasts

  • Tue 1 May 200723:30
    BBC One except Channel Islands, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South & South West
  • Wed 2 May 200700:00
    BBC One Scotland
  • Thu 3 May 200723:35
    BBC One Northern Ireland
  • Tue 13 Jan 200923:15
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Wales
  • Tue 13 Jan 200923:45
    BBC One Wales
  • Thu 28 Jun 201221:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 7 Apr 201323:00
    BBC Two except East, Scotland & Yorkshire
  • Mon 8 Apr 201300:00
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Boxing Day 201300:20
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Fri 12 Dec 201423:35
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sun 2 Aug 201523:20
    BBC Two Scotland, England, Wales & HD only
  • Sun 6 Nov 201623:15
    BBC Two Scotland, England & HD only
  • Sun 2 Apr 201722:45
    BBC Two Wales, England & HD only
  • Sun 2 Apr 201723:45
    BBC Two Scotland

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