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  1. Plays for Britain: The Complete Series (2013)

    Director
    Michael Apted; Jim Goddard; Leslie Blair; Peter Gill; Alan Clarke; Philip Saville
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 325 minutes), £19.99

    Thames Television series which was first broadcast in the mid-1970s, featuring six contemporary plays by writers then at relatively early stages in their careers. Stephen Poliakoff’s HITTING TOWN is an...

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  2. Freud: A Portrayal of the Great Psychoanalyst (2005)

    Director
    Moira Armstrong
    Subject
    Drama; Psychiatry
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 360 minutes), £22.75

    Made by the BBC and starring David Suchet, this is a 6 hour marathon charting the life and times of Sigmund Freud. It examines his complex life, relationships and groundbreaking work. The depiction of...

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  3. Romeo + Juliet (1996 Film, Video)

    aka: William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet

    Director
    Baz Luhrmann
    Producer
    Baz Luhrmann; Gabriella Martinelli
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 115 minutes), £4.93

    An adaptation of Romeo and Juliet radically interpreting the text, while preserving the verse. Set in a futuristic Verona, the film uses shock cuts, speeded-up trick motion, and a rock music score. Leonardo...

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  4. Liberation (1994 Video)

    Director
    Arnold Schwartzman
    Producer
    Marvin Hier; Arnold Schwartzman
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 100 min., 1995 sale: £12.99 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Interweaves the history of World War 2 with the story of the Holocaust. Beginning in 1942, the film combines archive footage, period music and radio broadcasts collected from archives around the world to...

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  5. As You Like It (1992) (1992 Film)

    Director
    Christine Edzard
    Producer
    Celia Bannerman; George Reinhart; Oliver Stockman
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 114 minutes), £25.40

    Low-budget, feature-length version of the play in a modern urban London setting. According to The Guardian (2019), director Christine Edzard makes it into a ‘thinly veiled commentary on the inequalities of...

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  6. Merry Wives of Windsor, The (Radio)

    Director
    David Blount
    Producer
    David Blount
    Subject
    Drama

    Radio adaptation starring Freddie Jones as Falstaff in Shakespeare’s ‘Elizabethan sitcom’. Miriam Margoyles and Paula Wilcox co-star as the scheming wives, with Elizabeth Spriggs as Mistress Quickly, a...

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  7. All’s Well That Ends Well (Audio, Radio)

    aka: BBC Radio Collection: William Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well

    Director
    Peter Kavanagh
    Producer
    Peter Kavanagh
    Subject
    Drama

    Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well produced and directed for radio by Peter Kavanagh. With Emma Fielding as Helena and Simon Russell Beale as Parolles. The play is introduced by Richard Eyre. With...

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  8. Magic (Radio)

    Producer
    Elizabeth Arno
    Subject
    Drama; Music

    Radio programme. Themed on the subject of magic in its many shades, this episode’s ‘Word and Music’ starts with Shakespeare, the theme of the year’s Proms season. Miriam Margoyles and Nicholas...

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  9. Pericles (Radio)

    Producer
    Raymond Raikes
    Subject
    Drama

    Radio adaptation of Shakespeare’s play (co-authored by George Wilkins) arranged and produced by Raymond Raikes. With Tim Seely in the title role, Roderick Jones as Gower and Denise Bryer as Marina. Music...

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  10. Winter’s Tale, The (Radio)

    Producer
    Charles Lefeaux
    Subject
    Drama

    Radio version of Shakespeare’s late play produced by Charles Lefaux starring Rachel Gurney as Hermione and Stephen Murray as Leontes. The music is selected and arranged by Anthony Hall.

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