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  1. Hamlet III: The Poisoned Kingdom (1959 Film, Video)

    Series
    Hamlet
    Director
    John Barnes; Douglas Campbell; Michael Langham; Floyd Rinker

    The play’s theme of ‘poison’ is explored, both in the physical sense of the three poisoning episodes, and in the figurative sense of subtly spreading corruption and evil.

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  2. Hamlet IV: The Readiness is All (1959 Film, Video)

    Series
    Hamlet
    Director
    John Barnes; Douglas Campbell; Michael Langham; Floyd Rinker

    Professor Mack of Yale University lectures on the play. Part 1 discusses the social structures, customs and audiences of Elizabethan England. Part 2 looks at the play’s three stories: the ghost story, the...

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  3. Hamlet II: What Happens in Hamlet? (1959 Film, Video)

    Series
    Hamlet
    Director
    John Barnes; Douglas Campbell; Michael Langham; Floyd Rinker

    Professor Mack of Yale University divides the play into three sections: a ghost story, a detective story, and a revenge story. and discusses the major characters and movements, illustrated with scenes from...

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  4. Hamlet I: The Age of Elizabeth (1959 Film, Video)

    Series
    Hamlet
    Director
    John Barnes; Michael Langham; Floyd Rinker

    Maynard Mack, Yale University, uses portraits (e.g. Sir Francis Drake), maps (Visscher’s View) and models (Globe Playhouse) to discuss the relationship between the age of Elizabeth and Hamlet. He reflects...

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  5. Birmingham Repertory Company in ‘Fratricide Punished’ (1959 Radio)

    Director
    Bernard Hepton
    Producer
    Peter Dews

    Stage play by William Poel performed by the Birmingham Repertory Players under Bernard Hepton, adapted and produced for broadcasting by Peter Dews. Loosely related to the Quarto version of Hamlet it stars...

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  6. Wars of the Roses, The: King Richard III (1952 Radio)

    aka: King Richard III

    Series
    Wars of the Roses, The
    Producer
    Peter Watts

    Radio version of the play adapted and produced by Peter Watts and broadcast as part of a sequence of Shakespeare’s histories. With Donald Wolfit as Richard and Joan Hart as Elizabeth. The fanfares are...

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  7. Hamlet (1947 Television)

    Director
    George More O’Ferrall
    Producer
    George More O’Ferrall; Basil Adams

    Ambitious two-part televised adaptation of the play produced by George More O’Ferrall, with John Byron as Hamlet.

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  8. Hamlet: The Closet Scene (1947 Radio)

    Producer
    Raymond Raikes

    Radio adaptation of Act III, iv of the play performed in English and in French. Hamlet is played by Alec Guinness and Jean-Louis Barrault. The English performance of the play is produced by Raymond Raikes.

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  9. Hamlet: The Closet Scene (1947 Radio)

    Producer
    Mary Hope Allen

    Radio adaptation of Act III iv of the play performed in English, French, and Spanish. Hamlet is played by Alec Guinness, Jean-Louis Barrault and Augustin Sire respectively. The commentary was written by...

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  10. King Richard III (1947 Radio)

    Series
    Shakespeare’s Historical Plays
    Producer
    Val Gielgud

    Radio adaptation of the play by M. R. Ridley. The production was broadcast on the Third Programme as part of a sequence of Shakespeare’s histories. With Stephen Murray as Richard. Produced by Val Gielgud....

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