Dread Command, The
- Alternative title
- Shakespeare’s Hamlet
- Synopsis
- Television documentary series for schools. Broadcast in five episodes, the series examined Hamlet. Commentary by Martin Worth. Introduced by Ernest Clark.
- Series
- For Schools
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Transmission details
- 21 Sep 1961 at 15:00 (Channel: ITV)
- Duration
- 25 mins
- Availability
- No archive copy found
Credits
- Director
- Prudence Nesbitt
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Contributor
- Ernst Clark
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- schools; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The Birmingham Shakespeare Library holds a camera script for each episode.
- General
- This series was followed by a full production of Hamlet, directed by Tania Lieven and broadcast in five weekly episodes 26 October 1961-01 December 1961.
- History
- Episode titles were 1: FOUL DEEDS WILL RISE (tx 21/09/61), 2: THE TRIAL OF POLICY (tx 28/09/61), 3: THE PLAY’S THE THING (tx 05/10/61), 4: THE SOVEREIGN POWER (tx 12/10/61) and 5: THE READINESS IS ALL (tx 19/10/61).
Production Company
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Dread Command, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36885 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)