An Age of Kings | Richard II
Richard II
Part One of a fifteen-part BBC series comprising Shakespeare’s history plays from Richard II to Richard III (the two tetralogies). The first episode achieves a sustained and vigorous make-believe in an age of power, mystery and frailty of the Medieval crown.
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Licence: ERA Licence required
- Type: Plays
- Channel: BBC TV
- Duration: 59'39''
- Broadcast date: 1960
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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- Shakespeare Archive Resource
An Age of Kings | 2: Richard II: The Deposing of a King
Part Two of a fifteen-part BBC series comprising Shakespeare’s history plays from Richard II to Richard III (the two tetralogies). This is the second and final part of Richard II.
Eye to Eye | Night in the City
Denis Mitchell narrates a programme looking at the people who inhabit the streets of a provincial city (Manchester) at night. Among the people encountered is a busker who entertains a theatre queue with speeches from Shakespeare.