Learning on ScreenNight of Comic Relief 2, A
- Synopsis
- Television charity variety revue. An evening of comedy acts, classic comedy shows and reports on the charities benefiting from the programme in Great Britain and Africa. Includes Jonathan Pryce and comedian Harry Enfield in his ‘Stavros’ guise, in a four-minute item entitled ‘Hamlet by the Stavros Shakespeare Players’ based on Act I iv & v where Hamlet meets his father’s ghost.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 10 Mar 1989 (Channel: BBC2)
- Duration
- 377 mins
Credits
Additional Details
- Production type
- Sitcoms/Variety
- Plays
- Hamlet; Romeo and Juliet
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- General
- The programme also includes a brief excerpt from a celebrated version of the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet with comedian Lenny Henry as Romeo and boxer Frank Bruno as Juliet, from the original Comic Relief stage show (tx 24 April 1986) and not in the BFI National Archive.
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
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