Different Kind of Adventure, A

Synopsis

Shakespeare’s famous line-up from As You Like It is newly explored for the 1980s in a series of seven documentary films written and presented by Ronald Eyre. Each episode deals with a different stage of life as it is lived from 1 to 100.
Episode 7: " ... second childishness and mere oblivion ...". The cat-like tread of the over 80s; cheating the clock, arresting the hour-glass, ducking the scythe. The closing overs of a long test and the push towards a century, as achieved by the 100-year old Reverend Albert Humphrey.

Series

Seven Ages

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

26 Oct 1987 at 20:00 (Channel: BBC2)

Duration

60 mins

Credits

Director

Jonathan Stedall

Producer

Jonathan Stedall; Michael Croucher

Writer

Ronald Eyre

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

As You Like It

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Episode synopses are taken from Radio Times listings information.

Reviews

For more information about the production and the choice of people documented for each episode cf. John Mantle’s article "From the Cradle to the Grave" in Radio Times, 12-18 September 1987, p. 8

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

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Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7436 0165

Address

21 Stephen Street
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