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22 results found for '"Olivier, Laurence (1907-1989)"' in Keywords.
Hamlet - The Music Video (2008 Multimedia)
Mashup. A parody of Olivier’s HAMLET (1948) and the plot of the play. Scottish folksinger Adam McNaughton’s song ‘Oor Hamlet’ outlines the main plot points of Hamlet, gently highlighting its...
Jonathan Miller (2008 Multimedia)
Jonathan Miller talks about his life and work. The video is divided into 48 segments (or stories) of about 4 minutes each. In Section 27 "The Good Doctor Has to Be Different’: Directing Shakespeare’ (...
Olivier! (2007 Radio)
- Series
- Archive Hour, The
- Producer
- Julia Adamson
Radio documentary, presented by Mark Lawson, celebrating Laurence Olivier’s centenary. A fascinating account of Olivier’s career and acting legacy with revealing comment and anecdotes from those who...
Kenneth Tynan - In Praise of Hardcore (2005 Television)
- Director
- Chris Durlacher
Television drama-documentary. Recounts how theatre critic and National Theatre dramaturg, Kenneth Tynan, protested against the theatre’s prudish attitude to sex with his erotic revue Oh, Calcutta. Julian...
John Tusa Interview: Peter Hall (2001 Radio)
aka: Peter Hall
- Series
- Sunday Feature
John Tusa interviews Peter Hall about his life and work. Hall comments on directing, rehearsing and speaking Shakespeare; he also speaks at length about the difficult transition of taking over from Olivier...
Filth and the Fury, The (1999 Film)
- Director
- Julien Temple
- Producer
- Anita Camarata; Amanda Temple
Documentary film on the punk band, The Sex Pistols, narrated primarily in voiceover from band members. They discuss how and why it all happened and how far their manager, Malcolm McLaren, (not interviewed)...
Laurence Olivier: Henry V (1999 Radio)
- Series
- Centurians
- Producer
- Lawrence Pollard
Radio programme. !0 years after his death, what is Olivier’s cultural legacy? By cutting the theatre text of Henry V he created a film of patriotic wartime propaganda which still colours perceptions of...
Much Ado About Shakespeare (1997 Radio)
- Producer
- Barry Littlechild
Radio arts programme in which John Huntley presents a previously undiscovered tape that he recorded in 1956 with Laurence Olivier, describing the problems of shooting Shakespearean films. Other contributors...
Laurence Olivier (1992 Television)
aka: J’Accuse: Laurence Olivier
- Series
- Without Walls
- Director
- Jeff Morgan
- Producer
- Jeff Morgan
Television polemic. Russell Davies questions Laurence Olivier’s position as the pre-eminent Shakespearean actor, arguing that his performances are all show and no substance. This belief is compromised by...
Olivier: Hamlet to Hollywood (1990 Audio)
- Series
- Platform Recording
Gawn Grainger leads a panel discussion at the National Theatre on Olivier’s film and stage career. Panellists: Richard Attenborough, Felix Barker, Fabia Drake, Barry Norman and Richard Pasco.