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King Lear
Arts documentary paying tribute to the late actor Paul Scofield, including extracts from his most famous performances. The film features extracts from some of his most famous roles, including Sir Thomas More in the Oscar-winning A Man For All Seasons, Salieri in Amadeus and an unforgettable King Lear.
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Licence: ERA Licence required
- Type: Factual, Plays
- Channel: BBC Two
- Duration: 59'16''
- Broadcast date: 2008
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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- Shakespeare Archive Resource
King Lear (2018)
King Lear divides his kingdom with tragic consequences, as chaos descends on family and state (contains some violence and some upsetting scenes).
Hancock at the Royal Festival Hall
Comedian Tony Hancock performing in sketches at the Royal Festival Hall, London. In one sketch Hancock appears as Lear with Joe Ritchie as the Fool, both in cod Elizabethan costume (mid-way through the routine they swap roles and then back again). Lear attempts a comic delivery of part of Lear’s speech in Act 3 Scene 2 ‘Blow winds and crack your cheeks’ (Hancock actually announces Act 2 Scene 2).