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Trial of Richard III, The (2006 Television)
The trial of Richard III, who was accused of murdering the princes in the Tower. The trial takes place in a reconstructed Old Bailey courtroom with the former Lord Chancellor, Lord Elwyn Jones, as Judge. Two...
Romeo and Juliet (2006 Television)
- Series
- South Bank Show, The
- Director
- David Thomas
- Producer
- David Thomas
Television documentary, introduced by Melvyn Bragg, that examines the enduring appeal of Romeo and Juliet. A somewhat pedestrian account of the play’s appeal offering few fresh insights. The programme...
Peter Hall - 50 Years in Theatre (2005 Television)
- Series
- South Bank Show, The
- Director
- Nigel Wattis
- Producer
- Nigel Wattis
A two-part SOUTH BANK SHOW to celebrate Sir Peter Hall’s 50 years in theatre. Peter Hall looks back on his foundation of the Royal Shakespeare Company, his 15 years as Director of the National Theatre, and...
South Bank Show, The [01/05/2005] (2005 Television)
- Series
- South Bank Show, The
- Director
- Gerald Fox
- Producer
- Gerald Fox
A National Theatre production of Henry IV parts 1 and II opened in the Olivier Theatre, May 2005. The programme is a fly-on-the-wall account of one day’s rehearsals. The play’s director, Nicholas Hynter,...
Othello (2004 Television)
- Series
- South Bank Show, The
- Director
- Susan Shaw
- Producer
- Susan Shaw
Television arts documentary series. Marking the 400th anniversary of Othello, the programme explores interpretations and performance history of the play. Includes extracts from the Royal Shakespeare...
This Earth, This Realm, This England (2002 Television)
- Series
- Adventure of English 500ad-2000, The
- Director
- Robert Bee
- Producer
- Robert Bee
Eight-part television series on the history of the English language, written and presented by Melvyn Bragg. Episode 4 discusses some of the greatest English texts, including the first English dictionary and...
Othello (2001 Television)
- Director
- Geoffrey Sax
- Producer
- Julie Gardner; Anne Pivcevic
A contemporary television adaptation by Andrew Davies of Shakespeare’s Othello. London’s black population is angry when a black man has died in police custody and it becomes politically expedient to...
Shakespeare (2000 Television)
- Series
- South Bank Show, The
- Director
- Christopher Walker
- Producer
- Christopher Walker
Television arts documentary series presented by Melvyn Bragg. The episode includes interviews with Harold Bloom on why Shakespeare invented human nature, Kenneth Branagh on romantic love and his new film...
Blonde Bombshell, The (1999 Television)
- Director
- Robert Bierman
- Producer
- Trevor Hopkins
A two-part dramatisation of the life of actress Diana Dors. In the first episode Dors poses nude for male photographers and then recites Jacques quoting Touchstone in As You Like It (2.7. 26-30) from a copy...
In Search of Hamlet with Jonathan Ross (1997 Television)
- Director
- Tina Jenkins; Gerry Dowd
- Producer
- Mark Tinkler; Tina Jenkins
Television programme. An irreverent look at Shakespeare’s Hamlet with contributions from actors, many of them American. At one point John Sessions and Kenneth Branagh perform the ‘to be, or not to be,...