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Recap of Strangeways Prison riot (1990)

Genre

Interview; News report

Chris Roberts looks back on the twenty-five-day long Strangeways Prison riot and siege. The Reverend Noel Proctor, Prison Officers’ Association member John Bartell, Strangeways governor Brendan O’Friel,...

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Strangeways prison inmates finally surrender (1990)

Genre

News bulletin; News report; Interview

The Strangeways Prison siege is over, with the five remaining inmates surrendering this evening. Reaction from Home Office spokesman Mike Gander; Strangeways Governor, Brendan O’Friel; Home Office...

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Funeral of Strangeways Prison warder who died during riot (1990)

Genre

Music; News report; Speech; Tribute

Report on the funeral of Strangeways Prison warder, Walter (Wally) Scott, who died of a heart attack after the prison riot began. More than 150 people attended the service at a church near Bury, including...

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Sir John Wheeler on future of Strangeways Prison (1990)

Genre

Interview

All-Party Home Affairs Committee Chairman Sir John Wheeler on Strangeways Prison, in the aftermath of the recent siege at the prison in Manchester. Male interviewer not identified. Broadcast on Piccadilly...

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Theatreland (2009)

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 240 minutes), £19.99

This programme follows the Theatre Royal Haymarket’s busy daily life from the front of house team dealing with the public, to the production teams backstage working to get a new production up and running,...

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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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Shakespeare Shorts 1 Video (1996 Video)

Series

English File

Television programmes for schools featuring television actors not usually associated with Shakespeare in scenes from five of the plays. They use contemporary settings, which aim to illustrate the relevance...

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Measure for Measure (1979 Television)

aka: The Shakespeare Plays

Series

BBC Television Shakespeare

Director

Desmond Davis

Producer

Cedric Messina

Television production of the play starring Kenneth Colley as Duke, Tim Pigott-Smith as Angelo and Kate Nelligan as Isabella.

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