Julius Caesar

Synopsis: Second instalment of a five-part schools programme series that attempts to makes Shakespeare accessible to children by having well-known actors comment on and perform key scenes from Shakespeare’s plays which are placed in a twentieth-century setting. This episode focuses on Act III, Scene i from Julius Caesar. Felix Dexter as Caesar is assassinated in a TV chat show, and Patrick Robinson (Mark Antony) agonises over the consequences.
Series: Shakespeare Shorts
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Television
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Transmission details: 26 Apr 1996 at 11:20 (Channel: BBC2)
Duration: 19 mins

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History: Transmitted in the BBC Schools’ ‘English Time Special’ slot which is designed for 11-14 year olds.
Figures: Viewing audience of 106 000 (consolidated viewing)
4% share of the viewing audience of BBC2 for that day
(Figures provided by BARB, the Broadcasters Audience Research Board, 1996)
Reviews: Article on the series in Radio Times, 20-26 April 1996, p.32.

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