Learning on ScreenMacbeth. Part 1
- Synopsis
- Television schools series in eight parts, examining the conflict between good and evil in medieval and Elizabethan drama. Episode 6 argues that in Macbeth Shakespeare makes use of the traditions of earlier drama to portray the most complex form of the conflict of good and evil, conflict within the character of Macbeth himself.
- Series
- Terrible Choice
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Transmission details
- 9 Mar 1960 at 15:23 (Channel: ITV)
- Duration
- 27 mins
Credits
- Director
- Roger Jenkins
- Writer
- Martin Worth
- Contributor
- Michael Hawkins
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Elizabethan drama; schools; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The Library of Congress holds master preservation material only, no viewing copy (5/2008).
- History
- Footage for this programme was taken from the 9-part series PRODUCING MACBETH in the FOR SCHOOLS slot, transmitted by Associated-Rediffusion 22 January-26 March 1958.
First US broadcast 7 February 1964, WNDT, New York City (NET) in Festival of the Arts.
Production Company
Archive
- Name
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division
- Web
- http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (20) 707-8572
- Fax
- (20) 707-237’1
- Address
- Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States
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