Cymbeline
- Synopsis
- A personal view of the play presented by Dennis Potter. 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
- 9 Jul 1983 at 20:45 (Channel: BBC2)
- Duration
- 25 mins
- Availability
- OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
Credits
- Producer
- Victor Poole
- Contributor
- Dennis Potter
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Cymbeline
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- discussions; drama in English; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Cymbeline
- Cymbeline
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
Shakespeare Birthplace Collections
- collections@shakespeare.org.uk
- Web
- https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window
- Address
- Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW
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, "Cymbeline". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/4978 (Accessed 29 Nov 2024)