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Breaking the Mould (2009)

Director

Peter Hoar

Subject

History; Medical sciences; Science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £14.99

Breaking the Mould tells the story behind the discovery of penicillin and the forgotten people involved. A revealing, poignant and witty character driven account of a scientific miracle. September 1943....

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Shakespeare’s Sonnets (2012 Video)

Director

John Wyver

Producer

Max Whitby; Henry Volaris

Released alongside an edition of Shakespeare’s Sonnets for the Apple iPad, the DVD features specially filmed performances of all 154 sonnets by a cast of actors which includes Fiona Shaw, Patrick Stewart,...

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Spirit World, The (2008 Radio)

Series

Words and Music

Producer

Tim Prosser

Radio programme featuring a selection of poetry and music on the theme of the spirit world. The programme includes an excerpt from Verdi’s Macbeth. Dominic West’s reading of the Apparition Scene...

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Lenny Henry - Finding Shakespeare (2012 Television)

Series

Perspectives

Director

Elizabeth Dobson

Documentary. Lenny Henry tells how a comedian had a burning ambition to act in Shakespeare’s plays. There are brief extracts (rehearsal and performance) of Henry in Othello (Rutter’s 2009 production) and...

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What You Will (2012 Film)

Director

Simon Reade

Producer

Simon Reade; Guy de Beaujeu

A feature-length drama ‘mockumentary’ that follows a dysfunctional and anarchic theatre company as it tours the West country with its critically acclaimed production of Twelfth Night. Features...

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300 (2007)

Director

Zack Snyder

Subject

Classical studies; Film studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 116 minutes), £22.99; £25.99 (HD version)

Based on the epic graphic novel by Frank Miller, 300 uses a blend of live-action and CGI animation to recount the ancient battle of Thermopylae, in which King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fought to the death...

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William Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ (1999 Film)

aka: Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Director

Michael Hoffman

Producer

Michael Hoffman; Leslie Urdang

Film adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream set in Tuscany in the 1890s.

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Muse of Fire: A Shakespearean Road Movie (2013 Film)

Director

Dan Poole; Giles Terera

Producer

Giles Terera; Dan Poole

Independent and self-funded documentary. Actors/directors Dan Poole and Giles Terera travel the world asking actors, directors, students and the public about their experiences of Shakespeare.

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Richard III (1995 Film, Video)

Director

Richard Loncraine

Producer

Lisa Katselas Pare; Stephen Bayly

Film version of Shakespeare’s play derived from Richard Eyre’s National Theatre production. Set in a context of 1930s’ fascism, where Mosley’s troops have taken power.

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