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An NBC radio recording of Richard III with John Barrymore in the title role.
Biopic on the life of Diana Barrymore, daughter of John Barrymore. While drunk on a yacht Barrymore (Flynn) delivers lines from Henry V (from II ii and Act III prologue) and the entire ‘once more unto the...
A videotape of a stage performance of Prokofiev’s ballet, choreographed by John Butler and performed by Ballet Mississippi.
A discussion between John Goode, University of Warwick, and Dr Terry Eagleton, Wadham College, Oxford. Alternate track contains Coriolanus: Politics and Tragedy.
Comedy/variety show starring Benny Hill. Includes a sketch in which Hill plays Romeo to Rona Newton-John’s Juliet. In Elizabethan dress Hill recites some made-up Elizabethan verse ending ‘but soft, she...
A production staged for television by John Sichel with Joan Plowright as Viola/Sebastian, Alec Guinness as Malvolio, Tommy Steele as Feste and Ralph Richardson as Sir Toby Belch.
John Tusa interviews Peter Hall about his life and work. Hall comments on directing, rehearsing and speaking Shakespeare; he also speaks at length about the difficult transition of taking over from Olivier...
Television documentary. John Gielgud answers questions from a group of RADA students about his career and profession and gives firm but courteous criticisms. On the subject of Shakespeare and film he thought...
Spoken word recording, condensed, of Romeo and Juliet directed by John Hale with Keith Michell and Virginia McKenna in the title roles and Flora Robson as the Nurse.
Radio version of a play often attributed to Shakespeare and first published anonymously in 1596. Adapted and produced for broadcasting by Raymond Raikes. With Gabriel Woolf as narrator and Stephen Murray as...
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