William Shakespeare
Russell T Davies Remembers... A Midsummer Night's Dream. Video, 14 minutes
Russell T Davies on how he realised his dream of bringing A Midsummer Night’s Dream to TV.
- AttributionBBC Four
- Available for over a year
Remembers... Sir Simon Russell Beale Remembers… The Hollow Crown. Video, 13 minutes
Simon Russell Beale looks back on the BBC's 2012 Shakespeare adaptations.
- AttributionBBC Four
- Available for over a year
Remembers... Gregory Doran Remembers... Shakespeare Live! From the RSC. Video, 13 minutes
Gregory Doran looks back on his RSC show that celebrated the life and work of Shakespeare.
- AttributionBBC Four
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted6 October 2023
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- Posted5 October 2023
Remembers... Dame Janet Suzman Remembers... The Wars of the Roses. Video, 12 minutes
Dame Janet Suzman looks back on her role as Joan of Arc in the BBC Shakespeare adaptation.
- AttributionBBC Four
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Remembers... David Tennant Remembers… Hamlet. Video, 15 minutes
David Tennant recalls playing Hamlet in the RSC's award-winning 2008 production.
- AttributionBBC Four
- Available for over a year
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- Posted20 September 2023
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- Posted5 September 2023
Word of Mouth. Everyday Shakespeare. Audio, 28 minutes
Are you quoting Shakespeare without even realising?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted19 July 2023
The Verb. The Verb at the Trades Club. Audio, 44 minutes
Ian McMillan presents The Verb from Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Open Country. Inspiration on the Tay. Audio, 24 minutes
Dougie Vipond explores the artistic influence of the Tay estuary.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted23 June 2023
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- Posted26 May 2023
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- Posted11 May 2023
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- Posted24 April 2023
Opening Lines. Twelfth Night - Episode 2. Audio, 14 minutes
John Yorke takes a look at Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and asks what makes it work.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Opening Lines. Twelfth Night - Episode 1. Audio, 15 minutes
John Yorke takes a look at Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and asks what makes it work.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Reading the First Folio, Professor Dame Marina Warner on Othello. Audio, 14 minutes
Author and historian Marina Warner chooses a speech from early in Othello: Act 1, Scene 3.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
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The Essay. Reading the First Folio, Sir David Hare on Macbeth. Audio, 14 minutes
Playwright David Hare chooses Macbeth's imagining of old age from Act 5, Scene 3.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
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- Posted19 April 2023
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- Posted18 April 2023
