Protest and Communication

Synopsis

Television documentary series tracing the history and progress of Western civilisation. Discussing the theme of progress and communication, Kenneth Clark speaks of the Reformation, the Germany of Dürer and Luther, the France of Montaigne and the England of Shakespeare. Illustrating Shakespeare (13 min. sequence) are short speeches from King Lear and Macbeth, and an open-air performance of the graveside scene from Hamlet (V i).

Series

Civilisation

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

30 Mar 1969 at 20:15 (Channel: BBC)

Duration

50 mins

Credits

Director

Peter Montagnon

Producer

Michael Gill; Peter Montagnon

Contributor

Kenneth Clark

Cast

Ian Richardson	Hamlet
Eric Porter	Voice of Macbeth (Macbeth)
Patrick Stewart	Horatio
Ronald Lacey	Gravedigger
William Devlin	Lear

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

Broadcast in the United States 11 November 1970 on PBS.

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

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Retail outlets