Twelfth Night
- Synopsis
- Fourth instalment of a five-part schools programme series that attempts to makes Shakespeare accessible to children by having well-known actors perform and comment on key scenes from Shakespeare’s plays which are placed in a twentieth-century setting. This episode focuses on Twelfth Night, Act II, scene v, set in a pre-war English country house.
- Series
- Shakespeare Shorts
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 10 May 1996 at 11:20 (Channel: BBC2)
- Duration
- 20 mins
Credits
- Contributor
- Christopher Middleton
- Cast
Nigel Planer Malvolio Sharon Duce Maria
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Historical period
- 1930s
- Plays
- Twelfth Night
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- schools; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- History
- Transmitted in the BBC Schools’ ‘English Time Special’ slot which is designed for 11-14 year olds.
- Reviews
- Article on the series in Radio Times, 20-26 April 1996, p.32.
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
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How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Twelfth Night". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37240 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)