BUFVC Search
Current Search
Previous Searches
Radio arts programme. Stephen Greenblatt talks about his book Hamlet in Purgatory in which he explains his long fascination with the ghost of Hamlet’s father. Introduced by Patrick Wright.
Five-part radio series in which famous actors talk about the character of Hamlet. In episode Micheál MacLiammóir, Director of the Gate Theatre, Dublin, explains how he regards Hamlet as a great activist...
A public service announcement. William Shakespeare explains the dangers of his literary reputation falling into neglect on the college campus due to lack of finance - the announcement concludes’the money...
Educational film. A large part of Shakespeare’s heritage was rural and not yet touched by Renaissance ideas. The film explains King Lear in the context of life and culture in the Middle Ages, The...
US documentary series analysing the physiology and psychology of laughter. In episode 4, INHIBITION, E.B. Pettit (Chairman of Arts, Brandeis University) explains Freud’s theory that laughter helps people...
Rory Kinnear is interviewed by Matt Wolf for a Platform event at the National Theatre. They discuss Kinnear’s approach to playing Hamlet in Nicholas Hytner’s production and the process behind creating...
CBS radio broadcast. A heavily condensed version of As You Like It with its director, Margaret Webster as Rosalind. A long introductory narrative explains the plot.
Dame Helen Mirren looks back on one of her earliest television roles, playing Rosalind in the BBC’s 1978 production of the Shakespeare comedy As You Like It. She shares her thoughts on the potential that...
BBC Radio 4 cultural discussion programme hosted by Andrew Marr. Professor Stanley Wells explains why he thinks that in Shakespeare’s mind, sex and the high ideals of romantic love were inextricably linked.
Gregory Doran, former Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, looks back on the challenges he faced bringing together a cast of acclaimed actors - and even members of the Royal family - for his...
Learning on Screen