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  1. Fool in Britain, The: The Theatrical Figure in His Mediaeval Background (1984 Video)

    Director
    Joyce Taylor
    Producer
    Sandra Billington

    Medieval illuminations presented to illustrate attitudes to the fool in medieval Britain and his role in society. The discussion includes the character’s appearance in morality plays and in Shakespeare.

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  2. Conscience of the King, The (1952 Radio)

    Producer
    Terence Tiller

    Radio play written and produced by Terence Tiller. Listed as a ‘Study of the Fool in King Lear’, the programme begins with a ‘fade up’ on an excited group of radio actors in a BBC studio about to...

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  3. Night Waves [31/03/2010] (2010 Radio)

    Series
    Night Waves

    BBC Radio 3 arts series. Special episode dedicated to the figure of the fool in British culture, examining how the ideas embodied in the fool resonate in a culture still anxious about what its comedians can...

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  4. King Lear: The Fool (1975 Television)

    Series
    Open University A201
    Producer
    Richard Callanan

    A programme in the Open University Renaissance and Reformation Course. Cicely Havely looks at scenes in King Lear to which the Fool’s role is central and tries to analyse his part in the play’s action...

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  5. "Best Fool" Susie C (2021 Audio)

    aka: Episode 3.1

    Series
    Protest Too Much

    Podcast. Weekly showdown hosted by Stephanie Crugnola that pits her against academics, actors and teachers to debate a Shakespeare-related ‘best of’ - with listeners getting the opportunity to vote on...

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  6. Scene from ‘King Lear’ (1925 Radio)

    aka: Storm and Calm

    As part of a mixed radio programme on the theme of ‘Storm and Calm’ in music, drama, and song, a scene from Shakespeare’s King Lear involving Lear, Kent and the Fool is performed, with George Bealby...

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  7. First Night Impressions. Part 2: the Actors (1986 Radio)

    Producer
    Jonathan James-Moore

    A six-part radio series in which Robert Cushman presents his views of the British theatre between 1973-1984 when he was drama critic on The Observer. Episode 2 looks at actors and includes performance...

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  8. Exploration of the Theme of ‘Romeo and Juliet’, An: Fortune’s Fool (1962 Television)

    aka: Fortune’s Fool

    Series
    For Schools
    Director
    Peter Moffat

    Television schools programme. Discusses the role of fate and the meaning of tragedy.

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  9. King Lear (1983)

    Director
    Adrian Noble

    A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1982 production of King Lear. Directed by Adrian Noble with Michael Gambon as Lear and Antony Sher as the Fool.

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  10. Hiroyuki Sanada: A Challenge Started from Nothing (1999 Television)

    Director
    Hiroyuki Sanada

    A Japanese television documentary about the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of King Lear directed by Yukio Ninagawa starring Nigel Hawthorne as Lear. The programme is directed by Hiroyuki Sanada who...

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