Shakespeare
- Synopsis
- Television documentary series. The series examines the influence of famous British people. From a list of 100 people nominated by the public, the list was reduced to ten, each personality then becoming the subject of an hour-long documentary. The contenders for ‘greatest Briton’ were Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Sir Winston Churchill, Oliver Cromwell, Charles Darwin, Diana, Princess of Wales, Elizabeth I, John Lennon, Horatio Nelson, Isaac Newton and Shakespeare. In this programme actress Fiona Shaw puts the case for Shakespeare. Churchill was the eventual winner.
- Series
- Great Britons
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); national identity; Heritage industry
Credits
- Director
- Gerry Pomeroy
- Contributor
- Fiona Shaw
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
- Name
Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/offair External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1514
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- For Learning on Screen Members only
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ
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