SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Is Shakespeare Boring?

Synopsis

Television news and current affairs series hosted by Jeremy Paxman. The episode includes a 3-minute item on attitudes to Shakespeare. Carol Vordeman had failed to answer a question on Shakespeare on the quiz show WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? - the clip is shown; later, on the chat show PARKINSON, she pronounced Shakespeare ‘dull as ditch water’ and ‘boring’. Extracts from 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU, a BBC production of Twelfth Night, and a 1964 production of Hamlet (no further details) are shown.

Series

Newsnight

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

2 May 2000 (Channel: BBC1)

Duration

60 mins

Credits

Contributor

Carol Vorderman; Jeremy Paxman

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

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Phone

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Fax

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Address

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