Coriolanus
- Synopsis
- A personal view of the play presented by General Sir John Hackett, analysing Coriolanus’ soldierly qualities and failings. 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
- 21 Apr 1984 at 18:35 (Channel: BBC2)
- Duration
- 25 mins
- Availability
- OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
Credits
- Director
- Sally Kirkwood
- Producer
- Victor Poole
- Contributor
- John Hackett
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Historical period
- No period
- Plays
- Coriolanus
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- drama in English; military history; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Coriolanus
- Coriolanus
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 Television
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
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, "Coriolanus". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/4620 (Accessed 27 Dec 2024)