Animating Shakespeare
An introductory documentary to launch the series of animated Shakespeare plays including A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Hamlet
Drama with David Tennant in the title role of the RSC's production of Shakespeare's tragedy.
Shakespeare Shorts: Macbeth
Television programme for schools featuring television actors not usually associated with Shakespeare in scenes from Macbeth.
Elsinore: Series 1 – 4 of 4
The traitor, Lord Anders, has been found in Sweden and Claudius is dispatched to bring him back to Denmark.
Elsinore: Series 1 – 3 of 4
Claudius has been sent to the mysterious - and magical - Kingdom of Carpathia to negotiate for the Princess of Carpathia to become King Hamlet's wife.
Elsinore: Series 1 – 2 of 4
Claudius returns to Elsinore where he must confront his brother about the failure to pay the ransom demanded by Captain True.
The Merchant of Venice: Part 2
A performance of the Royal National Theatre's Olivier Award-winning adaption of Shakespeare's play, which moves the story to 1930s Venice.
The BBC Television Shakespeare: King Lear – Part 2
The second part of a 1982 BBC production of Shakespeare's classic play.
Chronicle: The Making of a Saint: the story of Joan of Arc
This programme uses extracts from contemporary manuscripts and literature to trace how the legend of Joan of Arc has been used by subsequent generations for own purposes.
