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Feature film which borrows from the plots and themes of Hamlet and Macbeth. Set in the Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (A.D. 907-60), a time of royal instability in the north and warring states in...
Film which tells the story of a theatre group in a fictional country resembling Thailand that is staging a production of Macbeth. One of the film’s characters is a dictator named ‘Dear Leader’ who...
Lecture. Fredson Bowers lectures on the passage in which Hamlet, after the stabbing of Polonius, seems to express his understanding of the mistake he has made in murdering an innocent man.
Religious affairs radio programme. In this edition The former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dr Anwar Ibrahim, addresses the World Shakespeare Congress at the University of Queensland on the subject of...
Television drama-documentary re-creating the days when British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s ambition was to be on the stage. Includes a reconstruction of Blair performing the ‘Friends, Romans and...
Australian newsfilm. Newsreel showing students of Sydney Boys’ High School, dressed in theatrical costume, performing the Henry V at Anzac War Memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney during Education Week. There...
Second of three television talk show specials dedicated to 3 major themes in Shakespeare’s plays: love, power and death. In this episode, presenter Thea Dorn discusses with management consultant Gertrud...
Political satire series led by impressionist Rory Bremner. Includes a sketch in which Jaques’ ‘seven ages of man’ speech is parodied to chronicle the ‘strange, eventful history’ that was the career...
American satirical programme focusing on politics and the national media. This edition includes a report named Scamalot (c4 mins) on the current MP’s expenses scandal in Britain. John Oliver, the show’s...
1: Dr David Starkey examines the reign of Henry VIII and give his interpretation of the factors influencing the behaviour of the king and his administration. 2: Reveals that Queen Victoria was far from being...
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