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Classic radio comedy series. In this episode, in a running sketch entitled ‘The Backroom Boys of the BBC’ Bill Pertwee, as a military commander, rallies the backroom boys (the laughmakers) who infiltrate...
Television programme. A charity concert devised by Prince Charles in support of the Salisbury Cathedral spire appeal. Placido Domingo, Jessye Norman, Ofra Harnoy, Charlton Heston and Phil Collins give...
Television documentary on the Renaissance Theatre Company formed by Kenneth Branagh and David Parfitt, concentrating on preparation and rehearsals for four productions. Details the progress of Judi Dench,...
Combined book and audio CD. Includes performances by Toby Stephens as Edmond (New Cambridge Audio), Paul Scofield as Lear (New Cambridge Audio), David Tennant as Edgar (Arkangel) and Kenneth Branagh as Fool...
Combined book and audio CD. Includes audio performances of Henry Irving, Kenneth Branagh, Simon Russell Beale and Laurence Olivier as King Richard. In addition to the playtext there are articles covering a...
Combined book and audio CD. Includes Ellen Terry in a 1911 recording compared with a Kate Beckinsale recording from 1997. There are contributions from Kenneth Branagh, John Gielgud, Judi Dench and Joseph...
A full-text radio production of the play, co-produced by the BBC and the Renaissance Theatre Company. Features Kenneth Branagh as Hamlet, Derek Jacobi and Claudius, Judi Dench as Gertrude, and John Gielgud...
Current affairs and news series. Includes an item (c 8min) on the Royal Shakespeare Company presented by Joan Bakewell. Trevor Nunn, Director of the RSC, makes a plea for increased funding and states that...
Television production of the stage play devised by Mike Leigh. The improvised action unfolds over an evening in the living room of Beverly and Lawrence’s house in suburbia as Beverly hosts a drinks party...
Combined book and audio CD. The CD includes Laurence Olivier in HAMLET (1948), and Simon Russell Beale as Hamlet in John Caird’s 2000 production for the National Theatre. There are recordings from Ellen...
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