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Sonnet 65 read in costume by Jane Lapotaire, followed by a discussion of the sonnet by Stephen Spender. The sonnet is then performed again in light of the commentary.
Sonnet 144 read in costume by John Hurt, followed by a discussion of the sonnet by Professor Leslie Fiedler who sees the poem as the key to understanding the whole cycle. The sonnet is then performed again...
Sonnet 127 read in costume by Ben Kingsley, followed by a discussion of the sonnet by Dr A L Rowse who expounds his theory about the identity of the Dark Lady. The sonnet is then performed again in light of...
Television series. Michael Bogdanov, associate director at the National Theatre leads a group of NT actors through aspects of Shakespeare’s plays in front of an interrogative and lively audience. Bogdanov...
Sonnet 8 read in costume by Jane Lapotaire, followed by a discussion of the sonnet by Martin Best. The sonnet is performed again in light of the commentary.
Offbeat British television drama series created by Paul Abbott. Set in Stretford, Manchester, it follows the lives of the Chatsworth Estate’s Gallaghers, "UK’s most dysfunctional family" (Channel 4 press...
Channel Four early evening news item. Vanessa Redgrave and Timothy Dalton in rehearsal at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London (the production had a pre-London run season at the Mold’s Theatr, Clwyd)....
Reflecting on his long and varied career in show business; British comedian, Ken Dodd, describes his forays into Shakespeare. Fellow actor and friends describe his talent for Shakespearean theatre focussing...
Reality television show broadcast in four episodes on the Fox Reality cable channel. Four American female film porn stars decide to become classical actresses with less than a month of training in a...
Documentary for schools (Key Stage 4) exploring our ability to manipulate and change identity, and our love of public confession. This third episode looks at the human fascination with masks, disguises and...
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