From Bard to Verse. Episode 5
- Synopsis
- Television eight-part series in which on consecutive evenings actors perform extracts from Shakespeare’s plays and poems. Episode 5 - Fraser James performs ‘Once more unto the breach friends, once more’ from Henry V (III i), Daniela Nardini performs ‘Come you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts’ from Macbeth (V v), Benedict Wong performs ‘This royal throne of kings, this sceptered isle’ from Richard II (II i), Leo Gregory performs ‘Cowards die many times before their deaths’ from Julius Caesar’ (II ii), David Walliams performs ‘For God’s sake let us sit upon the ground and tell sad stories of the death of kings’ from Richard II (III ii). Simon Pegg performs ‘I have almost forgot the taste of fears’ from Macbeth (V v), Mark Gatiss performs ‘I have been studying how I may compare this prison where I live’ from Richard III (V v) and Stephen Tompkinson performs ‘To be or not to be, that is the question’ from Hamlet (III i).
- Series
- From Bard to Verse
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 8 Apr 2004 at 19:15 (Channel: BBC3)
- Duration
- 15 mins
Credits
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Drama; English language and literature
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Production Company
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
- Name
Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/offair External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1514
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- For Learning on Screen Members only
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "From Bard to Verse. Episode 5". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36809 (Accessed 09 Dec 2024)