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Steven Berkoff discusses SHAKESPEARE’S HEROES AND VILLAINS, the film he has made of his one-actor show, ‘Shakespeare’s Villains’. He is interviewed by Barbara Bogaev.
Of the 154 sonnets written by Shakespeare, most were written to an unnamed young man, commonly referred to as the Fair Youth. Here, Judi Dench’s readings of these 14 sonnets (nos 27, 29, 30, 43, 53, 55,...
Audio podcast. In this episode Sara Plasskett and Dr. Lisa Grogan take a close look at the character of Katherine from The Taking of the Shrew.
Hamlet confronts his mother with the awful truth.
Podcast hosted by Sebastian Michael. Each edition looks at a particular sonnet, which is first recited then analysed. This episode look at the sonnet that broke with the sequence running since number 18.
Feature film. A gangsta version of Macbeth which was not given a commercial release. The reasons may be obvious - ‘searching for a plot to justify its creation, Salman pilfers from the play to structure...
Eight illustrated lectures by distinguished scholars who consider the background to Shakespeare’s plays: Shakespeare’s theatre; Shakespeare as listener and reader, Shakespeare’s text; Shakespeare’s...
Third of twelve programmes in which all Shakespeare sonnets are recited by various actors. The programme is introduced by Rayner Heppenstall. Marius Goring reads Sonnets 26-32, 153, and 154.
Video podcast hosted by Drew Lichtenberg and Alan Paul. This episode looks at the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story, its basis in Romeo and Juliet and the way the show and its reputation has changed over...
Comedy sketch series. Includes a sketch in which Benny Hill is a programme planner on the telephone to an up-and-coming writer William Shakespeare. No further details known [10/2007].
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