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The personality and philosophy of William Shakespeare against the background of the town life and countryside of his day: filmed partly in Warwickshire and London, the programme examines the sights and...
Radio programme featuring pageants ‘In Praise of Chivalry’ - ‘In Praise of the Countryside’ - ‘In Praise of Liberty’, arranged and produced from the works of Shakespeare, Milton, Cobbett, John...
Explores the countryside which inspired three of England’s greatest writers: Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte and William Shakespeare.
A troupe of actors stay in a castle in the Irish countryside and their lives and the characters from Shakespeare’s Hamlet soon intertwine.
An adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew set in the countryside of contemporary Suffolk, aiming to retain the primacy of the text while emphasising entertainment, immediacy and modernity.
Written in 1983 by Dr Levi Fox, Director of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, the compilation of three 30-minute videotapes is an appreciation of Shakespeare complemented with quotations from his works....
Reporter Elizabeth Kendrick interviews Paul Robeson and Mary Ure at the Stratford Memorial Theatre where they are about to open the season with Othello. Robeson and Mary Ure are in costume being interviewed...
Shows how Shakespeare’s plays grew out of the many elements available to him. The background of English rural life is shown: his home, school and Warwickshire countryside. Shakespeare is seen in London...
A film tribute to William Shakespeare, made for the Overseas Departments in connection with the quartercentenary celebrations. Spoken extracts from Shakespeare works (read by Stephen Murray) are blended with...
Documentary. The programme goes behind the scenes of the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford to watch the various stages of John Barton’s production of The Tempest. It also explores Shakespeare’s life...
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