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A series studying the history of theatre. Through the ages, playwrights of comedy were indebted to the Roman master of farce and comedy, Plautus. Chief among them was William Shakespeare, whose grammar...
Radio adaptation of Shakespeare’s play directed by Peter Kavanagh. With Warren Mitchell in the title role, Martin Jarvis as Antonio and Juliet Aubrey as Portia. Original music by Barrington Pheloung.
The Merchant of Venice, adapted for radio, with Warren Mitchell as Shylock, Martin Jarvis as Antonio and Samuel West as Bassanio. Introduced by Richard Eyre.
British newsfilm. The auction of the Shakespeare Memorial Exhibition collection of over ninety items. A pen and ink sketch of Shakespeare by Pablo Picasso is auctioned and shown briefly. It fetched £1000....
A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s small-scale touring production of Henry VI. Part 3. Directed by Katie Mitchell with Jonathan Firth as Henry VI.
Two-part radio programme in which psychoanalyst and former England cricket captain Mike Brearley tries to understand and define the art of the theatre director. Through interviews with directors Katie...
Radio programme in which comedy writer and historian Glenn Mitchell explores what the BBC archives reveal about British comic legend Peter Sellers on the 30th anniversary of his death. In addition to the...
Television sitcom in six parts, written by Ben Elton and David Mitchell, following Shakespeare as he tries to make a name for himself and juggle the work-life balance. In episode 1 Will struggles to find...
Radio adaptation of King Lear by Archibald MacLeish. Narrated by Conway Tearle. Thomas Mitchell is Lear.
The Taming of the Shrew, adapted for radio, with Gerard McSorley as Petruchio and Ruth Mitchell as Katherina. Music composed by Patrick Dineen.