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Television documentary first shown on the digital Community Channel. Documentary recording the life of Ira Aldridge, a 19th-century black American Shakespearean actor who also worked in Britain, taking his...
The West Indian historian C L R James talks about King Lear and why Shakespeare, ‘the most political writer that Britain has ever seen in regard to the creative arts’, was ‘no racist’. He quotes...
Sonnet 18 read in costume by Ben Kingsley, followed by a discussion of the sonnet by Professor Leslie Fiedler. The sonnet is then performed again in light of the commentary.
Sonnet 66 read in costume by Michael Bryant, followed by a discussion of the sonnet by Arnold Wesker. The sonnet is then performed again in light of the commentary.
Sonnet 35 read in costume by Simon Callow, followed by a discussion of the sonnet by Gore Vidal. The sonnet is then performed again in light of the commentary.
Sonnet 128 read in costume by Roger Rees, followed by a discussion of the sonnet by D. M. Thomas. The sonnet is then performed again in light of the commentary.
Sonnet 53 read in costume by Simon Callow, followed by a discussion of the sonnet by Dr Nicholas Humphrey. The sonnet is then performed again in light of the commentary.
Sonnet 64 read in costume by Michael Bryant, followed by a discussion of the sonnet by Gore Vidal. The sonnet is then performed again in light of the commentary.
Sonnet 25 read in costume by Ben Kingsley, followed by a discussion of the sonnet by Dr A L Rowse. The sonnet is then performed again in light of the commentary.
Sonnet 107 read in costume by Claire Bloom, followed by a discussion of the sonnet by Sir Roy Strong. The sonnet is then performed again in light of the commentary.
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