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A US drama series re-enacting major historical events and covering them as current news stories. This episode concerns March 15, 44BC when Julius Caesar was assassinated; Paul Newman is Brutus in the...
A video recording, using a single, fixed camera of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1983 production of Measure for Measure. Directed by Adrian Noble with David Schofield as Angelo and Juliet Stevenson as...
Educational videotape. Casting often determines where an audience’s sympathy lies; choosing an actor to play a major role like Richard II or Bolingbroke can be a complex procedure, often requiring a...
Newsfilm. Opening of the tomb of Sir Thomas Walsingham at St Nicholas’ Church, Chislehurst in a search for Shakespearean manuscripts, the existence of which American theatre critic Calvin Hoffman believes...
Radio drama. History Retweeted sends the audience back in time hearing people from the past comment on a series of major world events, in 140 characters or fewer. It’s the opening night of Romeo and...
Television arts programme. A tribute to Laurence Olivier, broadcast on the day of his funeral. A somewhat hastily assembled miscellany of clips and critical assessments. The deepest insight comes in part...
Television recording of King Lear based on the 1967 stage production directed by Marton Endre with Lajos Básti in the title role.
Trevor Nunn, Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, interviews actors about their interpretations of Hamlet. Program 1 (55 mins) investigates major scenes through actor commentary and production...
A biography of Shakespeare. Details the major themes in his life and the development of his career in the London theatre. Includes readings by Germaine Greer and Edward Petherbridge of several sonnets and...
Feature film. Rich Longfellow (Shank) is a young aspiring actor who dreams of playing Hamlet. He moves from a small town in Ohio to Los Angeles, certain that he will star in major motion pictures before...
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