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Thomas Paine: The Most Valuable Englishman Ever (1982)

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 47 minutes), £12.99

Kenneth Griffith tells the story of Thomas Paine, an 18th century Sussex customs officer who played a central role in both the American and French revolutions. Son of a Norfolk corset maker he wrote the...

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Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1966 Radio)

Producer

John Gibson

Full-length radio version of the play produced by John Gibson, starring Kenneth Griffith in the title role, Deryck Guyler as Claudius and Mary Wimbush as Gertrude. John Westbrook narrates.

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Intolerance

Date

7 Apr 2016, 13:55

Author

Ben Hodson

Post Type

BUFVC Review

Intolerance GB. Blu-ray/DVD. Eureka (Masters of Cinema series). 167 minutes + 200 minutes extras. £19.99 About the reviewer: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones is Professor of Ancient Greek and Iranian Studies at...

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Charm of Dynamite, The (1968 Film)

Producer

Barrie Gavin

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Abel Gance as a pioneer of cinema technique ranks with Griffith and Eisenstein. He invented, long before they became widely adopted, such innovations as mobile hand-held cameras, large or multiple/variable...

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Troilus and Cressida (1964 Radio)

Producer

John Tydeman

Radio version of Shakespeare’s play produced by John Tydeman starring Cyril Cusack as Pandarus, Kenneth Griffith as Thersites, Maurice Denham and Joanna Dunham in the title roles. With music composed by...

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Winter’s Tale, The (1949 Radio)

Series

World Theatre

Producer

Hugh Stewart

Radio version of the play adapted by Barbara Burnham. Hugh Griffith plays Leontes, Margaret Rawlings stars as Paulina and Phyllis Neilson-Terry is Hermione. With music composed and conducted by Norman Fulton.

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Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (1964 Audio)

Series

Living Shakespeare

Director

Dennis Vance

A reading of an abridged version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, with a cast led by Stanley Holloway (Bottom) and Annette Crosbie (Puck), directed and narrated by Dennis Vance.

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King Henry V (1964 Audio)

Series

Living Shakespeare

Director

John Hale

A reading of an abridged version of King Henry V directed by John Hale with Richard Burton in the title role.

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Katharine of Aragon (1926 Radio)

Series

Shakespeare’s Heroines

Last in a series of short dramatic recitals in which well-known actresses perform extracts from Shakespeare’s plays. With Gertrude Elliott as Katharine of Aragon in extracts from Henry VIII II iv, III i,...

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King Henry VIII (1962 Audio)

aka: Henry VIII

Director

George Rylands

A recording of Henry VIII by the Marlowe Dramatic Society directed by George Rylands. Frank Duncan is Henry and Margaretta Scott Queen Katherine. Trevor Nunn plays Thomas Cromwell.

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