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Radio broadcast. Together with experts in the field, Penny Tuerk examines whether Richard III was indeed the deformed, ambitious monarch he is being portrayed as in Shakespeare’s play, or whether he is the...
Radio broadcast. Series in which Fiona Shaw tries to recreate the sounds of England during Shakespeare’s time. Princes and ambassadors may expect a private audience at the court of Queen Elizabeth, but...
First in a twelve-part series of schools talks by J.C. Stobart and R.E. Jeffrey about the portrayal of kings in Shakespeare’s plays. This introductory episode focuses on the monarch under which Shakespeare...
A series studying the history of theatre. This programme examines attempts by characters in Henry VIII to play power games. Introduced by Niccolo Machiavelli, scenes from Shakespeare’s Henry VIII depict...
Feature film. King Shahdov (Chaplin) is a deposed monarch exiled in New York without money. He becomes involved with Ann Kay (Addams) who hosts a television show, and soon becomes a celebrity. Befriending a...
In this contemporary re-working of King Lear a home for the elderly is the domain of the titular monarch. Having obtained the Power of Attorney to manage his affairs, Lear’s daughters are ecstatic and have...
Concluding episode in a three-part docuseries on the life and work of William Shakespeare, combining interviews with drama vignettes. 3. Shakespeare’s life and legacy is threatened when the Gunpowder Plot...
Sitcom. Comedy series set in the Middle Ages featuring the exploits of self-serving Blackadder (Atkinson). Reversing history’s perceptions Richard is a kindly monarch and Henry Tudor a self-serving...
A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1981 production of All’s Well That Ends Well. Directed by Trevor Nunn with Peggy Ashcroft as the Countess.
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