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58 results found for '"history of the 16th century"' in Keywords.
Barking, Bonging and Begging (2000 Radio)
- Series
- Lend Me Your Ears
- Producer
- Kate McAll
Radio broadcast. Series in which Fiona Shaw tries to recreate the sounds of England during Shakespeare’s time. In this episode Shaw finds London alive with church bells, hawkers and ballad singers singing...
Secrets and Whispers (2000 Radio)
- Series
- Lend Me Your Ears
- Producer
- Kate McAll
Radio broadcast. Series in which Fiona Shaw tries to recreate the sounds of England during Shakespeare’s time. Princes and ambassadors may expect a private audience at the court of Queen Elizabeth, but...
Within the Wooden o (2000 Radio)
- Series
- Lend Me Your Ears
- Producer
- Kate McAll
Radio broadcast. Series in which Fiona Shaw tries to recreate the sounds of England during Shakespeare’s time. In the final episode Shaw considers what sounds the stage audiences would have heard in 1600.
William Shakespeare - The Bard of Avon (1996 Video)
- Series
- History Makers, The
- Producer
- Brian Blessed; Robert Smallwood; Stanley Wells
Explores the life and works of William Shakespeare, featuring re-enactments of 16th-century life and short extracts from some of his plays. Narrated by Terry Molloy.
Curious Knotted Garden, A (1994 Television)
- Series
- Will’s World
- Director
- Gail Taylor
The first of five short films which give a guide to life in Shakespeare’s time. Botanist David Bellamy assesses the legacy of Elizabethan gardens.
Exceedingly Fyne Clothes (1994 Television)
- Series
- Will’s World
- Director
- Daniel Percival
The second programme in the series on life in Elizabethan England. David Stafford discusses fashion arguing that it was an extension of the class system where elaborate sumptuary laws defined what you could...
Surfeit of Meate and Drynke, A (1994 Television)
- Series
- Will’s World
Third in the series of programmes on Elizabethan England. Cookery writer and chef Prue Leith discusses Elizabethan cuisine.
Regimen of Health, A (1994 Television)
- Series
- Will’s World
- Director
- Deborah Wignall
Fourth in the series of programmes on life in Elizabethan England. Doctors Phil Hammond and Tony Gardner discuss remedies in Elizabethan England including the use of leeches.
Shakespeare’s Life and Times (1994 Multimedia)
A hypercard-based program on Shakespeare covering biography, social and cultural background, theatre and plays, and the texts themselves. Also includes over 2200 colour graphics of Renaissance life and art,...
What Shakespeare Knew (1994 Radio)
- Series
- Omnibus
Radio arts programme. John Pickford explores the intellectual and scientific thought that shaped Shakespeare’s period.