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Radio broadcast. Peter Holland talks about writing the entry for Shakespeare for the new ‘Dictionary of National Biography’. Shakespeare has been allocated more words than anyone, but what is to be said?...
Five-part radio series in which Professor Peter Holland talks to writers, actors and critics about aspects of Shakespeare’s work. In episode one he talks to biographer Park Honan and Katherine...
Third episode of a three-part radio programme featuring readings from Samuel Johnson’s major works, read by Michael Pennington and introduced by Johnson’s biographer David Nokes. This episode includes...
Author and academic Germaine Greer discusses Anne Hathaway and the commonly held beliefs about her and her marriage to William Shakespeare. Chaired by biographer Jonathan Bate and introduced by Maggie...
BBC Radio 3 series in which guests talk to Michael Berkeley about music which has influenced their lives. In this edition biographer and critic Jonathan Bate talks of his favourite Shakespeare-inspired music...
Arts and sciences television series hosted by Charles Collingwood. This episode consists of four short plays in which four actors portray different interpretations of Julius Caesar - by Caesar himself, his...
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...
Radio documentary. As part of a three-hour tribute celebrating the 50th anniversary of Bernstein’s musical, two documentary programmes look at the origins of the musical, how it made its way to Broadway,...
Feature film. Set in a Swedish provincial town in 1907 depicting the lives of the theatrical Ekdahl family through their siblings Fanny and Alexander. After a Christmas celebration, their beloved father,...
Shortened version of the play adapted for television. Transmitted live in the Omnibus slot, the production was filmed on a circular set with two cameras that travelled around the perimeter. Reviews note...
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