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Michael Hordern on new role (1990)

Genre

Interview

Barney Burnham interviews Sir Michael Hordern on the Artbeat programme as the actor prepares for his speaking role in the opera, Der Freischutz at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. On the role, and his...

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Land Without Bread (1932 Film)

aka: Hurdes, Las

Director

Luis Buñuel

Producer

Ramón Acín

Subject

Geography; Sociology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

A bleak study of the Hurandos, inhabitants of a poor region near Salamanca, in north-east Spain. Living hopelessly in a barren wasteland, ridden with disease, superstition and ignorance, they let their...

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Oba Kaso (1975 Video)

Subject

Dance; Drama

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS (PAL). col. 28 min., 2000 sale: US$189.00 (+p&p)

Excerpts from the National Theatre of Nigeria’s production of ‘Oba Koso’ a Yoruba folklore drama about a wicked man who tries to overthrow the king. Features intricate dance steps, brilliantly coloured...

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Folklore Cymbeline (2021 Audio)

aka: Episode 33

Series

Ripe Good Scholar

Audio podcast. In this episode Sara Plasskett and her husband Eli look at the oral storytelling tradition and how folk tales may have influenced Shakespeare when he wrote Cymbeline, especially Snow White.

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The Opies - Tinker, Tailor

Date released

1975

Series name

This Week In Britain

Issue no

845

NoS ID

329086

Story no

1 / 1

COI synopsis: Iona and Peter Opie have devoted 30 years to the study of childrens’ folklore and the games they play. Some of these games have been handed down by children over many centuries, going back as...

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Summer solstice activities banned at Stonehenge (1990)

Genre

Interview; News report; Vox pop

Report on the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge where a nude protest may take place following the banning of any activity near the protected site after violent clashes in previous years. Archive material from...

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Old Icelandic Tale in ‘Hamlet, Prince of Denmark’, An (1927 Radio)

Series

Schools: How Shakespeare Used Old Stories

Radio broadcast for schools. In this English Literature series, I. M. Pagan identifies folklore tales that are interwoven in Shakespeare plays. This episode focuses on Hamlet.

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

Subject

Film studies; Literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 81 minutes), £7.99

Adapted from the Grimm fairytale, this ‘Disney’s groundbraking gem (The Guardian, 2019), is chillingly dark in places, reflecting its roots in European folklore, but the deft Disney touch ensures that...

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Old British Tales in ‘Cymbeline’ (1927 Radio)

Series

Schools: How Shakespeare Used Old Stories

Radio broadcast for schools. In this English Literature series, I. M. Pagan identifies old folklore tales that are interwoven in various Shakespeare plays. This episode focuses on Cymbeline.

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Old Fairy Tales in ‘The Tempest’ (1927 Radio)

Series

Schools: How Shakespeare Used Old Stories

Radio broadcast for schools. In this English Literature series, I. M. Pagan identifies old folklore tales that are interwoven in various Shakespeare plays. This episode focuses on The Tempest.

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