Merchant of Venice, The
- Synopsis
- A personal view of the play presented by Wolf Mankowitz. 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. Mankowitz presents evidence that Shakespeare, in developing the character, was pandering to the racial prejudice of his day. He discusses how accusations of involvement in ritual murders of Christian children and other similar atrocities fed the usurious image of the Jew, and how that image was used by the Nazis to justify the Holocaust.
- Series
- Shakespeare in Perspective
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television; Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 15 Dec 1980 at 19:45 (Channel: BBC2)
- Duration
- 25 mins
- Availability
- Sale
Credits
- Director
- Barbara Derkow; David Wilson
- Producer
- Victor Poole
- Contributor
- Wolf Mankowitz
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Merchant of Venice, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- drama in English; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Merchant of Venice, The
- Merchant of Venice, The
Notes
- 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.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
- Contact
- Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
- BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
- Web
- https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
- Address
- BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK - 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’
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Merchant of Venice, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/13940 (Accessed 30 Dec 2024)