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In this radio programme Derek Jacobi, who played Hamlet in the BBC TV production, gives a personal introduction to the play. He examines the many interpretations of a role that has been regarded as the...
Jeremy Irons discusses Henry IV Parts I & II. Excerpts: HENRY V (1944). d. Olivier. HENRY IV. Parts I & II (BBC, 1979). d. David Giles. HENRY IV. Parts I & II (Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, 2010). d....
David Tennant talks about Hamlet, the play and the character. Tennant advises actors playing the role to "rid yourself of the baggage and tell the story". Excerpts: HAMLET (1948). d. Olivier HAMLET (1990)...
Derek Jacobi discusses Richard II. Jacobi comments on his own interpretation of Richard in the BBC Television Shakespeare series and states at the end of the programme that knowing what he knows about the...
Documentary. Ethan Hawke presents a documentary on Macbeth. Excerpts: MACBETH (CBC, 1962) d. Paul Almond. MACBETH (1971) d. Polanski. MACBETH (2001) d. Doran. MACBETH (2010) d. Goold. There is also a...
Trevor Nunn discusses The Tempest and considers how much of Shakespeare’s last play is autobiographical. Excerpts: THE TEMPEST (1908). d. Percy Stow FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956) d. Fred Wilcox THE TEMPEST...
Documentary. Joely Richardson looks at Shakespeare’s women examining As You Like It and Twelfth Night covering issues such as cross dressing, twins, disguise, the nature of comedy and gender. The...
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