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Schools radio broadcast on Shakespeare’s poetry. Part of a series on English poets and poetry planned by Mary Somerville and written by Stephen Potter.
Tape-slide. Shows how Shakespeare used poetry within the context of his plays, the sources of his major narrative poems, the form and content of his sonnets, the circumstances which may have influenced him...
Third in a series of programmes on the art of poetry produced by literary historian J. Isaacs. Samples of Shakespeare’s ‘poetic art’ are read by Douglas Leach.
16-part television series, presented by John Gielgud, on the history of poetry in the English language. This episode follows Shakespeare’s development as dramatist and poet. Presents extracts from Romeo...
Television documentary series in which Poet Laureate Andrew Motion talks to public figures about their favourite poetry and poets. In this episode former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Denis Healey, discusses...
Radio broadcast. Programme of poetry by Shakespeare and his contemporaries chosen by Bea Howe and read by Robert Harris and Sara Jackson. With Shakespeare songs composed by Roger Quilter and sung by Henry...
Schools radio broadcast. Third part of an 8-part English Literature series for senior pupils in which N. Niemeyer introduces poems which will then be read by ‘expert readers’. The focus of this episode...
Us sitcom. A spin-off series from THE COSBY SHOW. The series centres around the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional historically Black college in Virginia. In this episode Dwayne, who loves...
Radio broadcast. Reading of excerpts from Act V of King John.
One of a series of study tapes developed and produced in association with the Language Centre of the University of Exeter.