Rolf Harris Paints His Dream

Synopsis
Anthology arts series. Rolf Harris dreams of painting the tryst between Titania and Bottom, from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Arena invites supermodels Lily Cole and Lizzy Jagger and actresses Emer Kenny and Dervla Kirwan to pose for him as Titania. As he paints them he recalls his 57 years as a singer, musician, artist and presenter. The programme is interspersed with several clips including Judi Dench as Titania in Peter Hall’s 1968 film version.
Series
Arena
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
29 Dec 2010 at 21:00 (Channel: BBC2)
Duration
90 mins

Credits

Director
Vikram Jayanti
Producer
Anthony Wall
Contributor
Dervla Kirwan; Rolf Harris
Cast
Judi DenchTitania

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
Subjects
Arts and Humanities
Keywords
painting; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Related items
Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Online Availability

Online URL
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00wyn0g

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

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Fax
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How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Rolf Harris Paints His Dream". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av73152 (Accessed 26 Dec 2024)