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Ian McKellen (2010 Television)

Series

South Bank Show Revisited, The

Director

Bob Bee

Producer

Bob Bee

Television arts series presented by Melvyn Bragg. Ian McKellen talks to Melvyn Bragg about his life and career. This is McKellen’s fourth visit to the South Bank Show and this programme includes extracts...

Shakespeare Shakespeare productions To order

South Bank Show, The [01/05/2005] (2005 Television)

Series

South Bank Show, The

Director

Gerald Fox

Producer

Gerald Fox

A National Theatre production of Henry IV parts 1 and II opened in the Olivier Theatre, May 2005. The programme is a fly-on-the-wall account of one day’s rehearsals. The play’s director, Nicholas Hynter,...

Shakespeare Shakespeare productions To order

South Bank Show, The [06/01/1980] (1980 Television)

aka: Hamlet Wolfe Stalks American Culture

Series

South Bank Show, The

Director

Bob Bee; Geoff Dunlop

Anthology arts series presented by Melvyn Bragg. In the second part of the programme (c25mins) Jonathan Pryce and director Richard Eyre talk about the staging of Hamlet at London’s Royal Court Theatre,...

Shakespeare Shakespeare productions To order

Peter Hall - 50 Years in Theatre (2005 Television)

Series

South Bank Show, The

Director

Nigel Wattis

Producer

Nigel Wattis

A two-part SOUTH BANK SHOW to celebrate Sir Peter Hall’s 50 years in theatre. Peter Hall looks back on his foundation of the Royal Shakespeare Company, his 15 years as Director of the National Theatre, and...

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Ian McKellen - Diary of a Year (1985 Television)

Series

South Bank Show, The

Director

Kim Evans

Producer

Kim Evans

Television arts documentary. When Ian McKellen joined the National Theatre in 1984, he was asked by The South Bank Show to keep an audiotape diary of his experiences as an actor over the next twelve months....

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Royal Shakespeare Company, The (2009 Video)

Series

South Bank Show, The

Director

Naomi Wright

Producer

Jonathan Levi

Anthology arts series. In this final edition of The South Bank Show presenter Melvyn Bragg goes behind the scenes at the Royal Shakespeare Company as it embarks on an ambitious programme of work inspired by...

Shakespeare Shakespeare productions To order

Preparing to Perform Shakespeare (1984 Television, Video)

aka: Word of Mouth

Series

South Bank Show, The

Director

Peter Walker

Producer

Andrew Snell

A masterclass on speaking and performing Shakespeare introduced by Trevor Nunn and led by John Barton who works with Royal Shakespeare Company actors Alan Howard, Michael Pennington, David Suchet, Ian...

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Isle is Full of Noises, The (1985 Television)

Series

South Bank Show, The

Producer

Jill Freeman

Anthology arts series presented by Melvyn Bragg. A documentary on electronic music. The programme also promotes a specially commissioned piece by Tim Souster based on Caliban’s speech.

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South Bank Show [09/05/1982] (1982 Television)

Series

South Bank Show, The

Anthology arts series presented by Melvyn Bragg. The first half of the programme features Joseph Papp. The segment, filmed in New York City, shows Papp being interviewed at various locations relevant to his...

Shakespeare Shakespeare productions To order

Roman Polanski (1980 Television)

Series

South Bank Show, The

Director

Andrew Snell

Television anthology arts series. Melvyn Bragg interviews director Roman Polanski about his film-making. Polanski says that he believes Laurence Olivier to be a director of genius and admits to having seen...

Shakespeare Shakespeare productions To order