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Hamlet (1956 Television)

Director

Peter Brook

Television production of Hamlet, heavily abridged. Directed by Peter Brook with Paul Scofield as Hamlet. The Phoenix Theatre, London stage production went out live from a studio; it was thought that such a...

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Life and Death of Sir John Falstaff, The (1959 Television)

Series

For the Schools

Director

Ronald Eyre

Producer

Ronald Eyre

Schools broadcast based on the two parts of Henry IV, which was presented as a mini-series in seven parts following the fortunes of Falstaff. With music specially composed by Kenneth Leighton, starring Roger...

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Winter’s Tale, The (1986 Video)

Director

Terry Hands

Video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1986 production of The Winter’s Tale. Directed by Terry Hands with Penny Downie as Hermione/Perdita and Jeremy Irons as...

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Othello (2001 Audio, Radio)

aka: BBC Radio Collection: William Shakespeare’s Othello

Series

Sunday Play

Director

Jeremy Mortimer

Producer

Jeremy Mortimer

Shakespeare’s Othello adapted for radio and directed by Jeremy Mortimer, with Ray Fearon as Othello and Anastasia Hille as Desdemona. Set in the-mid 20th century, jazz sets the tone, ranging from the 78rpm...

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Boar Hunt, The (1960 Television)

Series

Age of Kings, An

Director

Michael Hayes

Producer

Peter Dews

Last episode in a fifteen-part televised series comprising Shakespeare’s history plays from Richard II to Richard III (the two tetralogies), effectively presenting a chronological history of British...

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