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Interview series. Jeremy Isaacs interviews Ian McKellen about his acting career and his life as a gay man.
BBC television quiz show. In this episode one contestant chose as their specialist subject ‘The History Plays of Shakespeare’. Question master - John Humphrys.
Documentary telling the story of a group of young actors with Downs Syndrome who set out to create a touring production of Hamlet. Along the way the play begins to blur with their real lives, leading to...
Radio series about the world of work. In this episode author Andrew Dickson examines why Shakespeare is a global brand and big business.
Radio broadcast. Nikki Bedi discovers that Shakespeare’s reach extends as far as Bollywood to the slums of Mumbai, where young practitioners are taking the plays and making them fresh for a 21st-century...
Documentary series on the history of influential British films. This episode looks at SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE. Narrated by Ashley Jensen.
Documentary short written and directed by George Fleming which combines Shakespeare with modern Britain to to produce a poetic documentary about a modern British family. [Description summarised from that...
Television specialist knowledge quiz show hosted by Johnny Ball. Contestants research the chosen subject of their opponent. In this episode an expert on Shakespeare is in competition with a Robbie Williams...
Documentary. A portrait of the 16th century magician (mathematicians, scientist and astronomer), Dr John Dee, the inspiration for Shakespeare’s Prospero and Marlowe’s Faust, as well as Queen Elizabeth...
The programme discusses Delia Derbyshire and the other members of the team, who shaped the future of sound with their use of electronic manipulation. The documentary includes interviews with composers from...
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