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From Bard to Verse. Episode 5

Synopsis
Television eight-part series in which on consecutive evenings actors perform extracts from Shakespeare’s plays and poems. Episode 5 - Fraser James performs ‘Once more unto the breach friends, once more’ from Henry V (III i), Daniela Nardini performs ‘Come you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts’ from Macbeth (V v), Benedict Wong performs ‘This royal throne of kings, this sceptered isle’ from Richard II (II i), Leo Gregory performs ‘Cowards die many times before their deaths’ from Julius Caesar’ (II ii), David Walliams performs ‘For God’s sake let us sit upon the ground and tell sad stories of the death of kings’ from Richard II (III ii). Simon Pegg performs ‘I have almost forgot the taste of fears’ from Macbeth (V v), Mark Gatiss performs ‘I have been studying how I may compare this prison where I live’ from Richard III (V v) and Stephen Tompkinson performs ‘To be or not to be, that is the question’ from Hamlet (III i).
Series
From Bard to Verse
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
8 Apr 2004 at 19:15 (Channel: BBC3)
Duration
15 mins

Credits

Cast
Benedict WongMark Antony
Daniela NardiniLady Macbeth
David HarewoodRomeo
David WalliamsKing Richard II
Fraser JamesKing Henry V
Leo GregoryJulius Caesar
Mark BentonJohn of Gaunt
Mark GatissKing Richard II
Ronni AnconaCleopatra
Simon PeggMacbeth
Stephen TompkinsonHamlet

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Subjects
Drama; English language and literature
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Production Company

Name

Baby Cow Productions

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

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Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7436 0165
Address
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Name

Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service

Email
services@bufvc.ac.uk
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Phone
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Fax
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Address
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