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A personal view of the play presented by Michael Wood. The series aims to develop a greater understanding and appreciation of the plays by placing them in their social and historical context and by stressing...
Television drama about an imaginary adventure between William Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth. It was originally written in 1910 by George Bernard Shaw in aid of the scheme for a National Theatre.
BBC television comedy series. Billed as ‘an episode in the life of a laughing stock of television’. Howerd plays an out-of-work, frustrated, small part actor, desperate to secure a Shakespearean role....
Series of comedy playlets starring Jimmy Edwards, with June Whitfield and Ronnie Barker. This episode parodied The SPREAD OF THE EAGLE BBC series. Set in Roman Britain the play incorporated cod Shakespearean...
37-disc boxed set containing all productions from the BBC Television Shakespeare series from 1978 to 1985.
Television documentary. Follows the progress of Jonathan Miller’s production of Antony and Cleopatra for the BBC TELEVISION SHAKESPEARE series. Covers the initial planning meeting, rehearsals, Miller...
A personal view of the play presented by Jilly Cooper. The series aims to develop a greater understanding and appreciation of the plays by placing them in their social and historical context and by stressing...
Television documentary. Impressions of life in a provincial city (Manchester) from evening to dawn giving a memorable picture of the loneliness of people’s lives. Among the people encountered is a busker...