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Video recording of the 2012 Joint Royal Historical Society/Gresham College Annual Lecture in which Professor Justin Champion argues why we would be wise to go back to explore some of the more radical...
Historian Justin Champion tracks the history of the duel, investigates its influence, and learns about some particularly pivotal duels. Champion talks to Shakespeare scholars to discuss how frequently...
The aim of Backdoor Broadcasting is to aid the dissemination of new knowledge produced on audio by universities and learned societies. Dr René Wolf provides a profile of his company’s activities. About...
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...
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