BBC Arts - Books Features - Rebel with a cause: Bob Geldof on WB Yeats

In Easter 1916 the course of Irish history was irreparably altered as a result of an uprising by the Irish people against British occupation. William Butler Yeats%u2019s writing was an integral part of the Irish Literary Revival, which had a huge influence on the men and women who took part in this rising. Bob Geldof on WB Yeats: A Fanatic Heart, is one of a series of programmes being shown across the BBC to mark the centenary of this event. In it, Geldof examines the life and work of one of the 20th century%u2019s greatest poets and BBC Arts have exclusive access to some extended readings from the programme which you can enjoy below, featuring some of the biggest names in film and music, including STING, BONO, LIAM NEESON and NOEL GALLAGHER.