Measure for Measure

Synopsis: A personal view of the play presented by John Mortimer. The series aims to develop a greater understanding and appreciation of the plays by placing them in their social and historical context and by stressing their relevance for modern audiences.
Series: Shakespeare in Perspective
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Television; Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Transmission details: 18 Feb 1979 at 18:20 (Channel: BBC2)
Duration: 24 mins
Availability: OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

History: The series was produced specifically to accompany the transmission of plays in the ‘BBC Television Shakespeare’ series.
Textual information: The edited transcripts of the television talks on the individual plays are collected in Roger Sales’ Shakespeare in Perspective , Vols. 1 and 2 (London: Ariel Books/British Broadcasting Corporation), which were published in 1982 and 1985, respectively.

Name: BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
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Notes: The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

Shakespeare, "Measure for Measure". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/13711 (Accessed 27 Dec 2024)

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