Descant on Mine Own Deformity
- Synopsis
- Television series produced by the BBC Disability Programmes Unit. William Shakespeare comes back to earth and works in an ad agency re-working his disabled heroes for a charity campaign.
- Series
- Over the Edge
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 10 Aug 1993 at 23:15 (Channel: BBC2)
- Duration
- 45 mins
Credits
- Director
- David Hevey
- Producer
- Christopher Hutchins
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- disabled people; 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
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Descant on Mine Own Deformity". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37569 (Accessed 20 Dec 2025)