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Prams and Tigers

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 1: "At first the infant, / Mewling and puking ..." (III.i.143-144). Infants in Bristol explain, so that even an adult can understand,what it’s like to be small, puzzled, and under 5.
Series
Seven Ages
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
14 Sep 1987 at 20:00 (Channel: BBC2)
Duration
60 mins

Credits

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

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